The “Meninas de Sinha” is a singing group formed by working class afro-descendent women. They are from the Aglomerado Vera Cruz, a favela in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais. Their age group ranges from 50 to 93. The “Meninas de Sinha” was founded by Valdete da Silva Cordeiro […]
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From Courtesans to Cloistered Nuns: The Secret Music of the Celestial Sirens
March 6, 2013 
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During the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe, the women musicians were either courtiers, courtesans, actresses or cloistered nuns. For 20 years, Deborah Roberts and Laurie Strass have been researching and interpreting the musical work done by these early modern women, through the project Musica Secreta (Secret Music). In 2002, they formed the “Celestial Sirens”, […]
Continue reading Unpredictable weather with the band “Previsão do Tempo”
February 17, 2013 1 Comment
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”, […]
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