—— The Argentinian folk Singer, Mercedes Sosa, was known in Latin America as the “Voice of the Voiceless Ones”. She represented a powerful source of resistance against the Military dictatorships that took over Latin America during the 60s and 70s. With a career starting in the late 50’s, Sosa was at the forefront of the […]
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Unpredictable weather with the band “Previsão do Tempo”
February 17, 2013 
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One of the joys of writing about independent music is to find bands that are not following any of the industry’s old formulas. They are there together doing music for the sake of doing music and that’s their motivation. Invariably, their work is full of originality. One of these bands is the ” Previsão do Tempo”, […]
Continue reading Tizumba: rescuing and valuing Afro-Brazilian culture
January 4, 2013 5 Comments
I have planned to write about Tizumba since the first edition of Berimbaudrum. I could never get away with talking about the Music from Minas Gerais, without talking about Maurício Tizumba. When I met him during the Freshers week at Fafi-BH in 1990, we could all see that there was more to that musician. His broad smile […]
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