Curations Out to These
Who's taking you?
- Curation by: The Artist
Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Ilê Aiyê
- City: Salvador, Bahia
- Country: Brazil
My Life & Work
- Bio: Ilê Aiyê ("House of Life" literally in Yoruba, which means "the world") is the first of Salvador's modern blocos afros, created in 1974 and utilizing (initially) an adaptation of Bahian samba for marching. Nowadays the marching rhythms come under the rubric "samba afro".
My Media
- ▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UCwsbHu0hauAiXn2Tcogn1GQ
- ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/blocoileaiye
- ▶ Twitter: blocoIleaiye
- ▶ Instagram: blocoileaiye
▶ 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.