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, […]
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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 […]
American singer Ciara visits Rio: Artist took in Carnaval with husband Russell Wilson and met with Brazilian divas Ludmilla and Iza!
American singer Ciara visits Rio: Artist took in Carnaval with husband Russell Wilson and met with Brazilian divas Ludmilla and Iza! By Marques Travae One […]
“Black music is ours!”: Larissa Luz, Luedji Luna and Xênia França join their voices in project to celebrate power of black women in Bahian music
Note from BW of Brazil: I have to say that we are living in inspiring times if one seeks black representation with black artists who […]
No Black Panthers here!! During Brazil’s Military Dictatorship, it was common for police to snatch black men with afros off the streets and shave their heads
Note from BW of Brazil: Most of the posts on this blog keep you up to date on how race relations, racial politics, racism, identity, […]