Salvador Bahia Brazil Matrix

The Matrix Online Network is a platform conceived & built in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil and upon which people & entities across the creative economic universe can 1) present in variegated detail what it is they do, 2) recommend others, and 3) be recommended by others. Integrated by recommendations and governed by the metamathematical magic of the small world phenomenon (popularly called "6 degrees of separation"), matrix pages tend to discoverable proximity to all other matrix pages, no matter how widely separated in location, society, and degree of fame. From Quincy Jones to celestial samba in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to you, all is closer than we imagine.

  • Sign in
  • Join Everybody Here
    Loading ...
View All Updates Mark All Read
  • Matrix Home
  • Categories are Here!
  • Showcase Music
  • Add Videos/SC
  • Add Photos
  • (Bahia)
  • Questions?
  • From Brazil with love →
  • @ Ground Zero
  • El Aleph
  • If You Can't Stand the Heat
  • Harlem to Bahia to the Planet
  • Why a "Matrix"?

From Brazil with love →

@ Ground Zero

 

Have you, dear friend, ever noticed how different places scattered across the face of the globe seem almost to exist in different universes? As if they were permeated throughout with something akin to 19th century luminiferous aether, unique, determined by that place's history? It's like a trick of the mind's light (I suppose), but standing on beach or escarpment in Salvador and looking out across the Baía de Todos os Santos to the great Recôncavo, and mindful of what happened there, one must be led to the inevitable conclusion that one is in a place unique to history, and to the present*.

 

 

"Chegou a hora dessa gente bronzeada mostrar seu valor / The time has come for these bronzed people to show their value..."Música: Assis Valente of Santo Amaro, Bahia. Vídeo: Betão Aguiar.

 

*More enslaved human beings entered the Bay of All Saints and the Recôncavo than any other final port-of-call throughout all of mankind's history.

 

These people and their descendants created some of the most uplifting music ever made, the foundation of Brazil's national art. We wanted their music to be accessible to the world (it's not even accessible here in Brazil) so we created a platform by which everybody's creativity is mutually accessible, including theirs.

 

El Aleph

 

The network was built in an obscure record shop (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar found it) in a shimmering Brazilian port city...

 

...inspired in (the kabbalah-inspired fiction of) Borges' (short story) El Aleph, that in the pillar in Cairo's Mosque of Amr, where the universe in its entirety throughout all time is perceivable as an infinite hum from deep within the stone.

 

It "works" by virtue of the "small-world" phenomenon...the same responsible for the fact that most of us 7 billion or so beings are within 6 or fewer degrees of each other.

 

It was described (to some degree) and can be accessed via this article in British journal The Guardian (which named our radio of matrixed artists as one of ten best in the world):

 

www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/apr/17/10-best-music-radio-station-around-world

 

With David Dye for U.S. National Public Radio: www.npr.org/2013/07/16/202634814/roots-of-samba-exploring-historic-pelourinho-in-salvador-brazil

 

All is more connected than we know.

 

Per the "spirit" above, our logo is a cortador de cana, a cane-cutter. It was designed by Walter Mariano, professor of design at the Federal University of Bahia to reflect the origins of the music the shop specialized in. The Brazilian "aleph" doesn't hum... it dances and sings.

 

If You Can't Stand the Heat

 

Image above is from the base of the cross in front of the church of São Francisco do Paraguaçu in the Bahian Recôncavo

 

Sprawled across broad equatorial latitudes, stoked and steamed and sensual in the widest sense of the word, limned in cadenced song, Brazil is a conundrum wrapped in a smile inside an irony...

 

This is not a European nation. It is not a North American nation. It is not an East Asian nation. It straddles — jungle and desert and dense urban centers — both the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn. Brazil absorbed over ten times the number of enslaved Africans taken to the United States of America, and is a repository of African deities (and their music) now largely forgotten in their lands of origin. It was a refuge (of sorts) for Sephardim fleeing an Inquisition which followed them across the Atlantic (that unofficial symbol of Brazil's national music — the pandeiro — was almost certainly brought to Brazil by these people). Across the parched savannas of the interior of Brazil's culturally fecund nordeste/northeast, where wizard Hermeto Pascoal was born in Lagoa da Canoa (Lagoon of the Canoe) and raised in Olho d'Águia (Eye of the Eagle), much of Brazil's aboriginal population was absorbed into a caboclo/quilombola culture punctuated by the Star of David. Three cultures — from three continents — running for their lives, their confluence forming an unprecedented fourth. Pandeirista on the roof. Nowhere else but here.

 

Oligarchy, plutocracy, dictatorships and massive corruption — elements of these are still strongly entrenched — have defined, delineated, and limited Brazil.

 

But strictured & bound as it has been and is, Brazil has buzz...not the shallow buzz of a fashionable moment...but the deep buzz of a population which in spite of — or perhaps because of — the tough slog through life they've been allotted by humanity's dregs-in-fine-linen, have chosen not to simply pull themselves along but to lift their voices in song and their bodies in dance...to eat well and converse well and much and to wring the joy out of the day-to-day happenings and small pleasures of life which are so often set aside or ignored in the European, North American, and East Asian nations.

 

For this Brazil has a genius perhaps unparalleled in all other countries and societies, a genius which thrives alongside peeling paint and holes in the streets and roads, under bad organization by the powers-that-be, both civil and governmental, under a constant rain of societal indignities...

 

Which is all to say that if you don't know Brazil and you're expecting any semblance of order, progress and light, you will certainly find the light! And the buzz of a people who for generations have responded to privation at many different levels by somehow rising above it all.

 

"Onde tem miséria, tem música!"* - Raymundo Sodré

 

And it's not just music. And it's not just Brazil.

 

Welcome to the kitchen!

 

* "Where there is misery, there is music!" Remarked during a conversation arcing from Bahia to Haiti and Cuba to New Orleans and the south side of Chicago and Harlem to the villages of Ireland and the gypsy camps and shtetls of Eastern Europe...

 

Harlem to Bahia to the Planet



Why a "Matrix"?

 

I was explaining the ideas behind this nascent network to (João) Teoria (trumpet player above) over cervejas at Xique Xique (a bar named for a town in Bahia) in the Salvador neighborhood of Barris...

 

Like this (but in Portuguese): "It's kind of like Facebook if it didn't spy on you, but reversed... more about who you don't know than who you do know. And who doesn't know you but would be glad if they did. It's kind of like old Myspace Music but instead of having "friends" it has a list on your page of people you recommend. Not just musicians but writers, painters, filmmakers, dancers, chefs... anybody in the creative economy. It has a list of people who recommend you, or through whom you are recommended. It deals with arts which aren't recommendable by algorithm but need human intelligence behind recommendations. And the people who are recommended can recommend, creating a network of recommendations wherein by the small world phenomenon most people in the creative economy are within several steps of everybody else in the creative economy, no matter where they are in the world. Like a chessboard which could have millions of squares, but you can get from any given square to any other in no more than six steps..."

 

And João said (in Portuguese): "A matrix where you can move from one artist to another..."

 

A matrix! That was it! The ORIGINAL meaning of matrix is "source", from "mater", Latin for "mother". So the term would help congeal the concept in the minds of people the network was being introduced to, while giving us a motto: "We're a real mother for ya!" (you know, Johnny "Guitar" Watson?)

 

The original idea was that musicians would recommend musicians, the network thus formed being "small world" (commonly called "six degrees of separation"). In the real world, the number of degrees of separation in such a network can vary, but while a given network might have billions of nodes (people, for example), the average number of steps between any two nodes will usually be minuscule.

 

Thus somebody unaware of the magnificent music of Bahia, Brazil will be able to conceivably move from almost any musician in this matrix to Bahia in just a few steps...

 

By the same logic that might move one from Bahia or anywhere else to any musician anywhere.

 

And there's no reason to limit this system to musicians. To the contrary, while there are algorithms written to recommend music (which, although they are limited, can be useful), there are no algorithms capable of recommending journalism, novels & short stories, painting, dance, film, chefery...

 

...a vast chasm that this network — or as Teoria put it, "matrix" — is capable of filling.

 

  • Gino Sorcinelli
    I RECOMMEND

CURATION

  • from this node by: Criador acima/Creator above

This is the Universe of

  • Name: Gino Sorcinelli
  • City/Place: Granby, Massachussets
  • Country: United States

Life & Work

  • Bio: Gino Sorcinelli is the creator of multi-variegated Micro-Chop.

    He's a freelance writer with words at Ableton, HipHopDX, Okayplayer, Red Bull Music Academy, Reverb, Roland, and Passion of the Weiss.

    And he's an educator.

Media | Markets

  • ▶ My Substack: http://microchop.substack.com
  • ▶ Buy My Music: (downloads/CDs/DVDs) http://bandcamp.com/ginosorcinelli
  • ▶ Twitter: ginosorcinelli
  • ▶ Instagram: micro_chop
  • ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaUCVpzVl5fpvAJb_4HbnrQ
  • ▶ Articles: http://reverb.com/news?author_name=Gino+Sorcinelli
  • ▶ Articles 2: http://articles.roland.com/author/author-gino-sorcinelli/
  • ▶ Fundraising: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/MicroChop

Clips (more may be added)

  • 0:37:02
    sndtrak Micro-Chop Interview
    By Gino Sorcinelli
    45 views
Previous
Next

YOU RECOMMEND

Imagine the world's creative economy at your fingertips. Imagine 10 doors side-by-side. Beyond each, 10 more, each opening to a "creative" somewhere around the planet. After passing through 8 such doorways you will have followed 1 pathway out of 100 million possible (2 sets of doorways yield 10 x 10 = 100 pathways). This is a simplified version of the metamathematics that makes it possible to reach everybody in the global creative economy in just a few steps It doesn't mean that everybody will be reached by everybody. It does mean that everybody can  be reached by everybody.


Appear below by recommending Gino Sorcinelli:

  • 3 DJ Culture
  • 3 Educator
  • 3 Journalist
  • 3 Music Production, Rapping, Sampling, Beatmaking
  • 3 Writer

Nodes below are randomly generated. Reload for a different stack.

  • Gilmar Gomes Bahia
  • Donald Harrison Composer
  • Carl Allen New York City
  • Joel Best 3D Artist
  • Scott Kettner New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music Faculty
  • Wolfgang Muthspiel Record Label Owner
  • Paulo Costa Lima Escritor, Writer
  • Berkun Oya Turkey
  • Orlando 'Maraca' Valle Flute
  • Alex Hargreaves Jazz
  • Melvin Gibbs Bass
  • Sam Yahel New York City
  • Lucio Yanel Guitar Courses
  • Ethan Iverson Jazz
  • Little Simz Photographer
  • Cássio Nobre Guitar
  • Ben Allison Multi-Cultural
  • Don Byron Jazz
  • Guinha Ramires Guitar
  • Chris Boardman Arranger
  • Lô Borges Cantor-Compositor, Singer-Songwriter
  • Isaias Rabelo Bahia
  • César Camargo Mariano Brazilian Jazz
  • Rodrigo Caçapa Percussion
  • Fábio Zanon Royal Academy of Music Visiting Professor
  • Adam Neely YouTuber
  • Donald Vega Jazz
  • Isaac Julien London
  • Andy Kershaw Radio Presenter
  • Otto Pernambuco
  • Munir Hossn Salvador
  • Keshav Batish Multi-Cultural
  • Anouar Brahem Tunis
  • Kiko Freitas Jazz
  • John Waters Journalist
  • Paulo Martelli Brazilian Classical Guitar
  • Celino dos Santos Brazil
  • Brian Jackson Jazz
  • Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram Mississippi
  • Marko Djordjevic Composer
  • Eliane Elias Bossa Nova
  • Jennifer Koh Contemporary Classical Music
  • Kirk Whalum Memphis, Tennessee
  • Stefano Bollani Jazz
  • Hisham Mayet Record Label Owner
  • Gilmar Gomes Percussion
  • Karsh Kale कर्ष काळे Singer
  • Bukassa Kabengele Cultural Producer
  • Michael League Multi-Cultural
  • Jacám Manricks Jazz
  • Pat Metheny Composer
  • Rita Batista Podcaster
  • Manolo Badrena Percussion
  • Fabian Almazan Havana
  • Lô Borges Guitarra, Violão, Guitar
  • Justin Stanton Sound Design
  • Nicholas Payton Multi-Instrumentalist
  • Plínio Fernandes Choro
  • Chris Acquavella Composer
  • Orrin Evans Composer
  • Cláudio Jorge Samba
  • Plinio Oyò Brasil, Brazil
  • David Binney Composer
  • John Doyle Guitar
  • Ben Azar Composer
  • Issac Delgado Timba
  • Rogério Caetano Guitar
  • Mário Santana Bahia
  • Sunna Gunnlaugs Piano
  • Irma Thomas Singer
  • Ênio Bernardes Pandeiro
  • Max ZT Hammered Dulcimer
  • Tonynho dos Santos Música Afro-Baiana, Afro-Bahian Music
  • Greg Ruby Jazz
  • Renato Braz Brazil
  • Yasushi Nakamura Tokyo
  • Nublu Record Label
  • Ken Avis Music Writer
  • Johnathan Blake New York City
  • Hugues Mbenda Experimental French, African Cuisine
  • Carlos Aguirre Singer
  • Mahsa Vahdat Multi-Cultural
  • Anthony Coleman Klezmer
  • D.D. Jackson Composer
  • Renell Medrano Photographer
  • Philip Sherburne Menorca
  • Chris Acquavella Mainz
  • Carla Visi Salvador
  • Barbara Paris Multi-Media Artist
  • Ned Sublette Musicologist
  • Stomu Takeishi Jazz
  • Deesha Philyaw University of Pittsburgh Faculty
  • Chico César Singer-Songwriter
  • Danilo Caymmi Singer-Songwriter
  • Nelson Sargento Brazil
  • Elio Villafranca Piano
  • Sam Dagher Syria
  • Swami Jr. São Paulo
  • Stephen Kurczy Journalist
  • Ofer Mizrahi Multi-Cultural
  • John Schaefer New York City
  • Mahsa Vahdat Iran
  • Diana Fuentes Cuba
  • Gaby Moreno Multi-Cultural
  • Lucía Fumero Barcelona
  • Tony Allen Afrobeat
  • Jonathon Grasse Composer
  • Helado Negro Brooklyn, NY
  • Ronell Johnson Trombone
  • Miles Mosley Film Scores
  • Ryuichi Sakamoto Record Producer
  • Giba Conceição Candomblé
  • Alex Clark Columbia Journalism School Faculty
  • Anna Mieke Singer-Songwriter
  • Sameer Gupta Drums
  • James Gavin Writer
  • Hank Roberts Cello
  • Thiago Amud Rio de Janeiro
  • Martin Fondse Vibrandeon
  • Johnny Vidacovich Second Line
  • Alfredo Del-Penho Rio de Janeiro
  • Reuben Rogers Bass
  • Marcus Printup Jazz
  • Yasmin Williams Harp-Guitar
  • James Andrews Songwriter
  • Geraldine Inoa Playwright
  • James Shapiro Columbia University Faculty
  • Robert Randolph Gospel
  • Miroslav Tadić Composer
  • Burhan Öçal Tanbur
  • Carlos Malta Bass Clarinet
  • Errollyn Wallen Composer
  • Diana Fuentes Singer-Songwriter
  • Ruven Afanador New York City
  • Arturo Sandoval Jazz
  • Dafnis Prieto Afro-Cuban Jazz
  • Julian Lage San Francisco Conservatory of Music Faculty
  • Manolo Badrena Composer
  • Mikki Kunttu Set Designer
  • Angel Deradoorian Singer-Songwriter
  • Mauro Refosco Compositor de Televisão, Television Scores
  • Arturo O'Farrill Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music Faculty
  • Christopher Nupen Classical Music
  • Zé Katimba GRES Imperatriz Leopoldinense
  • Alphonso Johnson Jazz
  • Luques Curtis Latin Jazz
  • William Skeen Cello
  • John Edward Hasse Jazz
  • Kurt Andersen Novelist
  • Norah Jones Piano
  • Varijashree Venugopal Composer
  • Chris Cheek Brooklyn, NY
  • Mykia Jovan Blues
  • Arismar do Espírito Santo Choro
  • Casa da Mãe Brasil, Brazil
  • Maia Sharp Singer-Songwriter
  • Martin Koenig Ethnomusicologist
  • Adriano Giffoni Brazil
  • Damon Albarn Record Producer
  • Mateus Alves Bass
  • Aruán Ortiz Afro-Cuban Jazz
  • OVANA Cunene
  • Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh Irish Traditional Music
  • Dafnis Prieto University of Miami Frost School of Music Faculty
  • Kirk Whalum Songwriter
  • Rowney Scott Compositor, Composer
  • Otmaro Ruiz Los Angeles
  • Luizinho Assis Brasil, Brazil
  • Lula Galvão Classical Guitar
  • Hugo Linns Recife
  • Moreno Veloso MPB
  • Gregory Porter Songwriter
  • Del McCoury Guitar
  • Nana Nkweti Short Stories
  • Nabihah Iqbal DJ
  • Tutwiler Quilters Mississippi
  • Amitava Kumar Poet
  • Herlin Riley Northwestern University Bienen School of Music Faculty
  • Mike Compton Songwriter
  • Andrés Prado Afro-Peruvian Music
  • Gringo Cardia Architect
  • Moreno Veloso Pandeiro
  • Questlove DJ
  • Doug Adair Music & Cultural Education
  • Jakub Knera Writer
  • Daniel Jobim Singer-Songwriter
  • Guinha Ramires Multi-Instrumentalist
  • Oscar Bolão Samba
  • Bill T. Jones Choreographer
  • Jason Moran Piano
  • Asa Branca Samba
  • Nabih Bulos Los Angeles
  • Chico Buarque Singer-Songwriter
  • Clint Smith Black American Culture & History
  • Jan Ramsey Creole Music
  • Calida Rawles Painter
  • Alan Williams Metal Artist
  • Nguyên Lê Record Producer
  • Chris Acquavella Germany
  • Willy Schwarz Theater Composer
  • Donnchadh Gough Irish Traditional Music
  • Wayne Shorter Jazz
  • Peter Dasent Author
  • Scott Kettner Maracatu
  • Andra Day R&B
  • Derron Ellies Trinidad & Tobago
  • Nduduzo Makhathini Johannesburg
  • William Parker New York City
  • Romero Lubambo New York City
  • Wynton Marsalis Jazz
  • Eli Teplin Guitar
  • Frank Beacham Film, Television Producer
  • Angel Deradoorian Los Angeles
  • Taylor Eigsti Piano
  • Eric Alexander Composer
  • Paquito D'Rivera Composer
  • Joshua White Jazz
  • Irma Thomas Soul
  • Liz Pelly Brooklyn, NY
  • Zachary Richard Singer-Songwriter
  • Jericho Brown Poet
  • Nath Rodrigues Violin
  • Reuben Rogers Caribbean Music
  • Magda Giannikou New York City
  • Yosvany Terry Jazz
  • Burhan Öçal Turkey
  • Babau Santana Bahia
  • John Harle Record Producer
  • Rosa Cedrón Galego Folk Music
  • Cédric Villani Author
  • Paul Mahern Record Producer
  • Larisa Wiegant Illustrator
  • Stephanie Foden Montreal
  • Tyler Gordon Painter
  • A-KILL India
  • Nguyên Lê Guitar
  • Miho Hazama Big Band Leader
  • Larry McCray Singer-Songwriter
  • Colson Whitehead Writer
  • Alex de Mora Director
  • Arto Tunçboyacıyan Multi-Cultural
  • Mariana Zwarg Rio de Janeiro
  • Doug Adair Americana
  • Nahre Sol Classical Music
  • Kiko Horta Composer
  • Leonardo Mendes Brasil, Brazil
  • Carlos Lyra Singer-Songwriter
  • Ry Cooder Writer
  • Matt Ulery Multi-Instrumentalist
  • Walter Pinheiro Choro
  • Edil Pacheco Bahia
  • Joachim Cooder Multi-Cultural
  • Şener Özmen Artist
  • Tank and the Bangas New Orleans
  • Miles Mosley Double Bass
  • J. Cunha Figurinista, Costume Designer
  • Carrtoons Brooklyn, NY
  • Sharita Towne Printmaker
  • Archie Shepp Singer
  • Brian Stoltz Guitar
  • Daniel Owoseni Ajala Lagos
  • Daniil Trifonov Classical Music
  • Michael League Composer
  • Jimmy Greene Gospel
  • Emily Elbert Guitar
  • Courtney Pine London
  • Lydia R. Diamond Playwright
  • Augustin Hadelich Classical Music
  • Tero Saarinen Helsinki
  • Morgan Page EDM
  • Daymé Arocena Havana
  • Rogê Samba
  • Cainã Cavalcante Brazil
  • Gabriel Geszti Jazz Brasileiro, Brazilian Jazz
  • Johnny Lorenz Translator
  • Frank Beacham Videographer
  • Jen Shyu Dancer
  • Mark Stryker Arts Critic
  • Academia de Música do Sertão Bahia
  • Andrew Gilbert Roots Music
  • Isaac Julien England
  • Ben Hazleton Composer
  • Elisa Goritzki Flute
  • Luis Delgado Qualtrough San Francisco
  • Michael League Multi-Instrumentalist
  • Nardis Jazz Club Istanbul
  • Anoushka Shankar Piano
  • Pierre Onassis Salvador
  • PATRICKTOR4 Brasil, Brazil
  • Chris Boardman Arranger
  • Geraldo Azevedo MPB
  • Bertram Writer
  • Lívia Mattos Brazil
  • Veronica Swift Singer
  • MonoNeon Microtonal
  • Dafnis Prieto Jazz
  • Jay Blakesberg Filmmaker
  • Renee Rosnes Piano
  • Justin Brown Composer
  • Nego Álvaro Brazil
  • Tiganá Santana Cantor-Compositor, Singer-Songwriter
  • Samba de Nicinha Samba de Roda
  • Marquis Hill R&B
  • Manolo Badrena Jazz
  • Roy Germano Filmmaker
  • Natalia Contesse Chilean Folk Music
  • Mariana Zwarg Flute
  • Alicia Hall Moran Singer
  • Jerry Douglas Record Producer
  • Chris Dingman Composer
  • Jamz Supernova Record Label Owner
  • Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh Irish Traditional Music
  • Yoruba Andabo Havana
  • Gilson Peranzzetta Record Producer
  • Eliane Elias Brazilian Jazz
  • Utar Artun Jazz
  • Andy Kershaw Radio Presenter
  • David Chesky Record Producer
  • John Santos Record Label Owner
  • Adam O'Farrill Composer
  • Victor Wooten Multi-Instrumentalist
  • Chano Domínguez Piano
  • Magary Lord Singer-Songwriter
  • João Rabello Samba
  • Rissi Palmer Durham, North Carolina
  • Adam Neely New York City
  • Alexandre Leão Brasil, Brazil
  • Chubby Carrier Accordion
  • Itamar Borochov New York City
  • Babau Santana Percussão, Percussion
  • Natan Drubi São Paulo
  • Richie Stearns Ithaca, New York
  • Donald Harrison Composer
  • Gregory Hutchinson Drums
  • Jerry Douglas Dobro
  • MonoNeon Memphis, Tennessee
  • Bob Reynolds Saxophone Instruction
  • Nublu Club
  • Nelson Faria Guitar
  • Brian Stoltz Singer
  • Iuri Passos AFROBIZ Salvador
  • Casa PretaHub Cachoeira Brasil, Brazil
  • Sarah Hanahan Jazz
  • Kimmo Pohjonen Finland
  • Carlos Malta Flute
  • Richard Bona Singer
  • Omari Jazz Brainfeeder
  • Eli Saslow Journalist
  • Siphiwe Mhlambi South Africa
  • Burhan Öçal Bendir

 'mātriks / "source" / from "mater", Latin for "mother"
We're a real mother for ya!

 

Copyright ©2022  -  Privacy  -  Terms of Service  -  Contact  - 

Open to members of the worldwide creative economy.

You'll use your email address to log in.

Passwords must be at least 6 characters in length.

Enter your password again for confirmation.

This will be the end of your profile link, for example:
http://www.matrixonline.net/profile/yourname

Please type the characters you see in the image. May take several tries. Sorry!!!

 

Matrix Sign In

Please enter your details below. If are a member of the global creative economy and don't have a page yet, please sign up first.

 
 
 
Forgot Password?
Share