Singer Anitta is accused of Cultural Appropriation | Black Brazil
Singer Anitta is accused of Cultural Appropriation | Black Brazil Note from BW of Brazil: Well, let me just quote what someone recently wrote in […]
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Why does Anitta’s “Vai Malandra” bother black people so much? Singer’s new video once again stirs up questions of racial identity and cultural appropriation
Note from BW of Brazil: So to tell you the truth, the idea of writing something about singer Anitta’s new video hadn’t even occurred to […]
‘In Brazil, no one is white’, says Anitta: Long accused of whitening her look, singer’s new look provokes comments of black cultural appropriation
Note from BW of Brazil: When I read about this story I knew that it would be necessary to discuss it on the blog as […]
Anitta wins a VMA becoming the first Brazilian to win the award
Note from BBT: I can’t pretend to be a fan of her music, but I can admit that I admire and am impressed by her […]
Crossover appeal: How racially stigmatized music is accepted when the face is white – The case of singer Anitta
Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so there’s a lot going on here in this post. The posts touches on many of the topics that […]
Why did Snoop Dogg exclude the black singer from an Instagram post celebrating the success of a song with two popular Brazilian artists…Not once, but TWICE?
Note from BBT: The first story in today’s post I actually became aware of last week in the middle of putting together a piece about […]
Transformation of Black Music into White Music: Brazilian edition
Transformation of Black Music into White Music: Brazilian edition Note from BBT: The piece I present today is yet another part of another topic I’ve […]
Top 10 richest singers of Brazil: how White artists are the most popular
“Top 10 richest singers of Brazil: Recent reports show how white artists are the most popular and best paid in Brazil’s music industry In a […]
Funk singer Nego do Borel at the center of controversy with new video “Me Solta”; dressing in effeminate clothing, makeup and kissing male model, LGBT community and artists are divided on clip
Funk singer Nego do Borel at the center of controversy with new video “Me Solta”; dressing in effeminate clothing, makeup and kissing male model, LGBT […]
Whiteness and elitization: when black culture and female sexuality are repackaged for mainstream consumption
Note from BW of Brazil: The discussion continues. This blog has already featured singer Anitta and even her dancers on three previous posts. So what’s […]
Is the sexuality of black women judged differently from that of white women? The case of the funk group Bonde das Maravilhas
Note from BW of Brazil: OK, so the debate over the Brazilian music style known as “Funk” has raged on for a minute now. As […]
