Curations Out to These
Who's taking you?
- Curation by: The Artist
Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Dona Dalva
- City: Cachoeira, Bahia
- Country: Brazil
My Life & Work
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Bio:
Dona Dalva de Cachoeira (Dalva Damiana de Freitas), born in 1927, went to work at 14 years of age in the Fábrica de Charutos Suerdieck (Suerdieck Cigar Factory) in Cachoeira.
The cigars were rolled on small wooden pallets, and Dalva ("Dona" is a term of respect used for older women) organized a group of her co-workers to sing and play the rhythms of samba-de-roda on these pallets for a local festival. This was the beginning of Samba de Roda Suerdieck, still fronted by Dona Dalva some 70 years later!
My Media
- ▶ Instagram: donadalvadosamba
- ▶ Blog: http://sambadedalva.blogspot.com.br
▶ Brazil has something called "jeitinho" (zhay-TEEN-you), the "little way". In a land where the official way is often impossible, people get things done by other means.
▶ The matrix is jeitinho. It allows splendid Brazilian musicians to be discovered and accessed from everywhere. But to work for the Brazilians, it has to work for everyone.
▶ All explained inside the dot-defined window immediately below (curated artists below this window)... from Brazil, with love!
This matrix is predicated on the fact that fame & fortune are not inextricably linked to talent, dedication, and even genius.
Brazil has something called "jeitinho", the "little way". In a country where the official way is so often impossible, people have to be creative. Do end runs around problems and powers-that-be.
The matrix is jeitinho. All explained inside the dot-defined window immediately below. Matrix encompassed artists below the window.