From samba to mangue beat: how Africa influenced Brazilian music
Note from BBT: As one might gather from some of my previous posts, I’ve been a fan of Brazilian music for two decades now. In […]
Black Music
March 22: The birthday of Jorge Ben, the guitarist who revolutionized Brazilian music mixing Samba, Bossa Nova and Soul with lyrics that celebrated blackness
Note from BBT: In my March 4th post on the Orquestra Afro-Brasileira, I mentioned a CD compilation called Putumayo Presents Brasileiro that was my official […]
Afro-Brazilian Classical Music: The memory of black music in the Orquestra Afro-Brasileira
Note from BBT: Shortly after I began to dive into the experiences of black folks in Brazil, it wasn’t long after that my attention would […]
Luedji Luna gives voice to Black Women with intimate Exploration
In new video album, Luedji Luna gives voice to black women with intimate exploration of affection, water and ancestry By Marques Travae with Lara Teixeira, […]
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 […]
Carlos Dafé: Explains How Military Dictatorship Shut Down Soul Music
Carlos Dafé: Explains “How Military Dictatorship Shut Down Soul Music” Note from BW of Brazil: When I first discovered there was a period of Brazilian […]
Brazil’s ‘Beyhive’ checks professor after “Black is King” Criticism
Brazil’s ‘Beyhive’ checks professor after “Black is King” Criticism Note from BW of Brazil: If you live in the United States, no one has tell […]
Afrofuturism: The Use of Ancestral Elements To Create future worlds
Afrofuturism: The Use of Ancestral Elements To Create future worlds Note from BW of Brazil: Can you remember the first time you were exposed to […]
Black Rio – A Cultural Revolution That Instilled a Fear of Black People
Black Rio – A Cultural Revolution That Instilled a Fear of Black People Note from BW of Brazil: The history of the 1970s Bailes Black […]
Sacred Afro Brazilian music faces resistance from evangelical students
Sacred Afro-Brazilian music faces resistance from evangelical students at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro School of Music When people say with a straight face […]
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 […]
Senzala Hi-Tech: Music considers a future where black people “Exist”
Note from BW of Brazil: To be honest, I don’t even remember how I stumbled upon the music of the Hip Hop collective known as Senzala […]
Afrofuturism in Brazil: Unite Technology with Ancestral Tradition
Afrofuturism in Brazil: Unite Technology with Ancestral Tradition Note from BW of Brazil: The experiences, memories and outlook of African descendants in the African Diaspora is […]
Film My Friend Fela brings complexity to Nigerian musician
Film My Friend Fela brings complexity to Nigerian musician Note from BW of Brazil: When I first became aware of Nigerian Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti […]
