Musician Carlinhos Brown defends controversial new program “Sex and the Negress”; blogger accuses him of selling out
Note from BW of Brazil: With the debut of the Globo TV network series Sexo e as negas, there is now a full out battle […]
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Oscar-nominated musician Carlinhos Brown leads the Afródromo Carnaval Procession to bring more racial diversity to Salvador’s segregated Carnaval
Musician Carlinhos Brown leads the Afródromo procession Popular, Oscar-nominated musician Carlinhos Brown led the Afródromo Carnaval Procession in Salvador, Bahia, with hopes of bringing more visibility […]
Black singers shine on ‘The Voice Brasil’; recent death and career overview of musical maestro demonstrates huge influence of black Brazilian musicians
Note from BBT: The sudden death of the musician, arranger, producer and bandleader Letieres Leite last month saddened me for several minutes when the news […]
Meet WD, the singer with the soaring voice who became a favorite after singing ‘Eu Sou’, his song about resistance, race and prejudice on ‘The Voice Brasil’
Note from BBT: When I became aware of the subject of today’s post, I thought that it was very fitting that he would be featured […]
A visionary and innovative maestro of Brazilian music, composer and multi-instrumentalist Letieres Leite dies from complications of Covid-19
Note from BBT: I received this sad news in a similar manner that I’d received other stories and similar to other reports, I intially didn’t […]
Preto À Porter: New variety show series is 100% written, produced, directed and hosted by black people
Note from BBT: How you view the changes coming out of Brazil these days in terms of racial representation will greatly depend on how you […]
With a career spanning 34 years, Margareth Menezes talks about racism in Axé music and intolerance of Afro-Brazilian religions
Note from Black Brazil Today: The image is still fresh in my mind. The first time I ever saw Bahian singer Margareth Menezes was in […]
With the presence and opportunities of black innovators becoming a top priority, here are six brands by Afro-Brazilian designers to check out
Six brands by Afro-Brazilian designers to check out A list of inspired creators to include on your radar (and wish lists) At a time when […]
Bossa Nova and white fear: Subtle mechanisms of racism erased Johnny Alf as the “Father” of one of the most important musical movements in Brazil
Note from BBT: It’s hard to really say what my true introduction to Brazilian Music was. Maybe it was the 1964 Miles Davis album Quiet […]
The Voice Kids Brasil Wins By a Teen & Earns nickname: Whitney’s son
Note from BBT: In the past week, I came across news about the woman with “The Voice”, Whitney Houston, three times this week. So, why […]
Afro Brazilian Religions Continue to Influence Songwriters
Afro Brazilian Religions Continue to Influence Songwriters Note from BW of Brazil: It’s a given. If you’ve listened to enough Brazilian music, you’ve surely listened […]
The Lion King Brazilian: Iza will dub Nala, and Ícaro Silva will be Simba
The Lion King Brazilian: Iza will dub Nala, and Ícaro Silva will be Simba Note from BW of Brazil: Well now, as the industry of […]
Apartheid continues! In Salvador, Bahia, black blocos afros groups suffer from lack of sponsorships for Carnival
Note from BW of Brazil: So, I’m quite sure that you probably already know that it’s Carnaval season, as international media outlets will always present […]
Bloco Ilê Aiyê: 44 years of the “Re-Africanization” of Brazilian carnival and combating structural racism through art, culture and education
Note from BW of Brazil: “Another great moment of identification happened in a Carnival in the company of his father. Even shy, he had tears […]
