Black Music Archives - Black Brazil Today

Carlos Dafé, Brazil’s ‘Prince of Soul’ in the 1970s, explains how the Military Dictatorship shut down Soul music due to the fear of a rising movement of blacks

September 2, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: When I first discovered there was a period of Brazilian music in which artists were either directly creating their own […]

“Whiteness still believes it can teach us to tell our own story…Don’t mess with our Beyoncé!”: Brazil’s ‘Beyhive’ checks professor after “Black is King” criticism

August 24, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: If you live in the United States, no one has tell you about the enormous influence and star power that […]

Afrofuturism: The use of ancestral elements to create advanced future worlds; understand the movement that inspired Beyoncé in “Black is King”

August 8, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: Can you remember the first time you were exposed to Afro-Futurism and what form it appeared in? Of course, the […]

Black Rio – A cultural revolution that instilled a fear of black people in the Brazilian dictatorship of the 1970s

June 4, 2020 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The history of the 1970s Bailes Black (black dances) is one of my favorite periods in my ongoing investigation of […]

Sacred Afro-Brazilian music faces resistance from evangelical students at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro School of Music

October 24, 2019 Marques Travae 0

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 […]

“Racist? But some of the richest singers in Brazil are black!!” Recent reports show how white artists are the most popular and best paid in Brazil’s music industry

October 17, 2019 Marques Travae 0

“Racist? But some of the richest singers in Brazil are black!!” Recent reports show how white artists are the most popular and best paid in […]

Senzala Hi-Tech: Music considers a future where black people “exist”; Inspired by Afro-futurism, the group recently released the album “Represença”

September 25, 2019 Marques Travae 0

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: Xênia França, Jonathan Ferr, Larissa Luz and Doralyce unite technology with ancestral tradition

August 26, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: The experiences, memories and outlook of African descendants in the African Diaspora is so connected and marred by the oppressive relationship between […]

Director Joel Zito Araújo’s film ‘My Friend Fela’ brings complexity to Nigerian Afro-Beat musician

April 22, 2019 Marques Travae 0

Note from BW of Brazil: When I first became aware of Nigerian Afrobeat musician Fela Kuti in 1998, he had already died. But after reading […]

American singer Ciara visits Rio: Artist took in Carnaval with husband Russell Wilson and met with Brazilian divas Ludmilla and Iza!

March 10, 2019 Marques Travae 1

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

February 7, 2019 Marques Travae 0

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

February 4, 2019 Marques Travae 1

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, […]

“Because of being white, Elvis occupied the place of the blacks”: Singer Negra Li embroiled in controversy after statements about Elvis Presley – Apologizes, but what did she say wrong?

December 5, 2018 Marques Travae 2

“Because of being white, Elvis occupied the place of the blacks”: Singer Negra Li embroiled in controversy after statements about Elvis Presley – Apologizes, but […]

Singer Luciane Dom’s new video “Todo Cuidado” uses animation to depict a young couple surviving in a racist society through the bond of black love

September 1, 2018 Marques Travae 2

Singer Luciane Dom’s creative new video “Todo Cuidado” uses animation to depict a young couple surviving in a racist society through the bond of black […]

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Carlos Dafé, Brazil’s ‘Prince of Soul’ in the 1970s, explains how the Military Dictatorship shut down Soul music due to the fear of a rising movement of blacks

“Whiteness still believes it can teach us to tell our own story…Don’t mess with our Beyoncé!”: Brazil’s ‘Beyhive’ checks professor after “Black is King” criticism

Afrofuturism: The use of ancestral elements to create advanced future worlds; understand the movement that inspired Beyoncé in “Black is King”

Black Rio – A cultural revolution that instilled a fear of black people in the Brazilian dictatorship of the 1970s

Sacred Afro-Brazilian music faces resistance from evangelical students at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro School of Music

“Racist? But some of the richest singers in Brazil are black!!” Recent reports show how white artists are the most popular and best paid in Brazil’s music industry

Senzala Hi-Tech: Music considers a future where black people “exist”; Inspired by Afro-futurism, the group recently released the album “Represença”

Afrofuturism in Brazil: Xênia França, Jonathan Ferr, Larissa Luz and Doralyce unite technology with ancestral tradition

Director Joel Zito Araújo’s film ‘My Friend Fela’ brings complexity to Nigerian Afro-Beat musician

“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

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

Singer Luciane Dom’s new video “Todo Cuidado” uses animation to depict a young couple surviving in a racist society through the bond of black love

Justice for Miguel: Celebrities and activists demand justice for death of child who fell nine stories from building; child was under mother’s boss’s care

Model denounces hairdresser’s racist comment; stylist said her hair was the result of a slave master fu**ing his slave

“It’s beautiful and necessary to see black men and women loving each other”: On love, affection and prejudice

Afrodengo: Social network brings together black men and black women for relationships and strengthening of the black community against racism

“We blacks are born and raised so that we don’t want to marry each other”: Interracial relationships, eugenics and militancy

Maestro Joel Barbosa has conducted orchestras in and outside of Brazil

Black balled: Gymnast Ângelo Assumpção on how racism derailed his career

Singer Ludmilla becomes 1st black Latina woman with 1 billion streams on Spotify

The hero of a people: Afro-Brazilian celebrities pay homage to actor Chadwick Boseman, star of the film ‘Black Panther’, a box office smash in Brazil

Carlos Dafé, Brazil’s ‘Prince of Soul’ in the 1970s, explains how the Military Dictatorship shut down Soul music due to the fear of a rising movement of blacks

Bombril scouring pad “Krespinha” re-released; product debuted in 1950s using racist image of a black girl – stereotypes associate product with black hair

“Where are the Brazilian children?”: Brazilian governmental campaign for economic recovery features all white-skinned children with Caucasian features

“Advertising itself was born racist”: Brazil’s advertising industry continues to value whiteness, but black presence has recently increased, what does this mean?

With November being the Month of Black Consciousness in Brazil, recently released study provides insight into the most pressing issues of the black population

Only 7.4% of commercials feature black women in leading role, research reveals