Curations Out to These
Who's taking you?
- Curation by: The Artist
Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Filhos de Nagô
- City: São Felix, Bahia
- Country: Brazil
My Life & Work
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Bio:
Samba de roda in its various styles, from the community of São Felix, across the Paraguaçu river from the town of Cachoeira, Bahia.
Officially "founded" in 1970, this was simply a coalescence of what had been happening informally in the area for decades if not centuries.
My Media
- ▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UCnSpkBgAF8Tg3yKWXB85-7A
▶ 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.