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Global Music Column – July

Jun 26
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Various Artists – Candomblé: Sacred Rhythms in Brazil

The Brazilian religious and musical tradition of candomblé is a rhythmic barrage. Originating in the 19th century among enslaved west Africans, candomblé manifested in music as a ritual practice of drumming circles, where polyrhythms were hammered out to induce possession by spirits. Athens-based archival label Flee presents a treasure trove of this ceremonial music from a community in Salvador in the late 1980s, alongside a series of ingenious remixes made by contemporary artists.


Read the review in the Guardian.


[This piece was published on 26/06/26]

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