Versão em Português Brasileiro / Portuguese Brazilian Version Babilak Bah is an artist that translates as innovation. The self-taught musician, percussionist, compositor and poet, from the Brazilian state of Paraiba, calls himself a “proposer” instead of “composer”. With his work, he proposes a different way to embed music and poetry into social consciousness. In the […]
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Music to connect mind, body and soul
September 16, 2012 
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While I was putting myself under the added pressure for this blog to launch by a certain date, so that I could reach a captive audience of high quality, I could not cut corners with Caetano Veloso. The Brazilian composer who is now in his 70s, is an icon of the Brazilian popular music. The […]
Continue reading The Legendary Gilberto Gil at WOMAD 2013
September 14, 2012 1 Comment
This year’s WOMAD, one of the biggest World Music Festivals, is packed with the very best. One big highlight is Gilberto Gil, the Brazilian musician with a long history of political activism. Gil is one of the main minds behind the Tropicalia musical movement, which was not just about art, but also a witty and […]
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