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African American Studies and Traditions Tours in Brazil
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Mike
01:28 AM on March 27, 2008
Boa Morte Festival
Cachoeira is well known as a centre for Candomble, a syncretic religion combining traditional African religions with Catholicism. One of the most famous groups is the cult of the Good Death.
According to the Rough Guide it was ' founded by freed women slaves in the mid-nineteenth century, partly as a religious group and partly to work for the emancipation of slaves by acting as an early co-operative bank to buy people their freedom'. So much for the mystical element then, it's another lefty weekend drink and dance binge.The girls are all getting on a bit now but still manage a few processions over the course of the weekend and everyone else is there for a huge party. There is music, food and drink everywhere and particularly all night long.
This is also a centre for Samba de Roda - the traditional circle samba, and it is being played everywhere, mostly with hand instruments. The swing is particularly strong,carried by the pandeiros and the occasional ganza. It's infectious and I become an instant fan. Cachoeira also noted for it's input into the locaal reggae scene, but there is nothing outstanding on this occasion.
Boa Morte Festival
The sisters come out for a photo session, R$1 each per camera
Freshly fried crisps
Samba reggae
The train rolls into town, straight down the main street.
Cachoeira is well known as a centre for Candomble, a syncretic religion combining traditional African religions with Catholicism. One of the most famous groups is the cult of the Good Death.
According to the Rough Guide it was ' founded by freed women slaves in the mid-nineteenth century, partly as a religious group and partly to work for the emancipation of slaves by acting as an early co-operative bank to buy people their freedom'. So much for the mystical element then, it's another lefty weekend drink and dance binge.The girls are all getting on a bit now but still manage a few processions over the course of the weekend and everyone else is there for a huge party. There is music, food and drink everywhere and particularly all night long.
This is also a centre for Samba de Roda - the traditional circle samba, and it is being played everywhere, mostly with hand instruments. The swing is particularly strong,carried by the pandeiros and the occasional ganza. It's infectious and I become an instant fan. Cachoeira also noted for it's input into the locaal reggae scene, but there is nothing outstanding on this occasion.
Boa Morte Festival
The sisters come out for a photo session, R$1 each per camera
Freshly fried crisps
Samba reggae
The train rolls into town, straight down the main street.
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flight-simulator-x-club
01:06 AM on February 03, 2008
love ur site! Its so cool! well sort'a...
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Sandy
12:02 PM on January 02, 2008
I WILL BE VISITING BRAZIL NEXT YEAR AND I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING THE SISTERHOOD
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Hamah R. King
11:59 AM on January 02, 2008
I am very interested in the history of the African on the continents of the Americas. I plan to visit Salvadore and would like information about the culture and other facts
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Yolanda Mosley
11:58 AM on January 02, 2008
It is good to read that you are keeping alive the traditions that were brought over from Africa.
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E.A. Morgana
11:58 AM on January 02, 2008
Beautiful photographs, beautiful people. One day I would like to see this group.
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