Friday, August 25, 2006
Afro Brazilians Rhythms @ Café Brasil
Tulane University's Stone Center for Latin American Studies and The Hot Brazil Series presents: Afro Brazilian Rhythms: A lecture, demonstration and performance that will highlight various Afro-Brazilian rhythms - both sacred and secular.
Friday, August 25th @ Café Brazil, 2100 Chartres Street
6:00 - 8.00 pm, Performance at 6:30 pm. Admission is $5.00
Dendê, a former member of the world famous Afro-Brazilian band Timbalada, will lead a lecture-demonstration in Afro-Brazilian percussion. This will include popular rhythms like the Samba-Reggae from Olodum as well as rhythms created by Ile Aye and Timbalada to name a few. Sacred rhythms like afoxe, congo and samba de caboclo will also be explained along with the structure of orixa rhythms. Dendê will perform these rhythms on instruments like timbal, surdo, bacurinha, rebolo and caixa. Sacred rhythms like
afoxe, congo and samba de cabocla will also be explained along with the structure of orixa rhythms. Dendê will perform these rhythms on instruments like timbal, surdo, bacurinha, ebolo and caixa. Sacred rythmes like afoxe, congo and samba de caboclo will also be explained along with the structure of orixa rhythms. Dendê will perform these rhythms on instruments like timbal, surdo, bacurinha, rebolo and caixa.
