Candomblé: Sacred Rhythms in Brazil Published by FLEE Project.
Edited by Alan Marzo, Olivier Duport. Text by Savio de Queiroz, Stefania Capone, Arnaud Zohou, José Renato Baptista, Son Gweha, Thiago Martins de Melo, Iuri Passos, Angela Lühning, Nancy de Souza (Dona Sisi), Leandro Nerefuh. A reader and record dedicated to the Afro-Brazilian religion, combining West African beliefs with Roman Catholicism After their arrival in Brazil, following a traumatic crossing of the Atlantic, enslaved peoples from West Africa sought to reconstruct their sacred cultural and belief systems within a hostile environment. The terreiros (ritual grounds) they established are still active sites of worship centuries later, bearing witness to an ever-adaptive religion celebrated both in Brazil and internationally within Afro-diasporic communities. Published as both a book and a double LP, Candomblé: Sacred Rhythms in Brazil honors these beliefs, and the musical tradition that accompanies them, by documenting the past while critically and artistically reflecting on its contemporary evolution and future possibilities.
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