Curations In Via These Artists
Curations Out to These
Who's taking you?
- Curation by: The Artist
Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Mestre Nelito
- City: Salvador, Bahia
- Country: Brazil
My Life & Work
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Bio:
Mestre Nelito -- Euzébio dos Santos -- was born in Santiago do Iguape, Bahia in 1944. His family moved to Santo Amaro, and then to Salvador when Nelito was 11 years old.
He is a master of capoeira angola and organizer of and chuleiro (a type of singer) in his group Os Vendavais (The Windstorms) , made up of musicians and dancers born in the Recôncavo but now living in Salvador and dedicated to samba de roda and samba chula.
▶ 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.