Samba Fogo’s show is galvanizing in entertainment excellence and respectful cultural education but its most recent Dancestral ...

The song’s lyrics contained the following symbolic words: “Negro, acorda, é hora de acordar/ Não negue a raça/ Torne toda manhã dia de graça” (Negro, wake up/ don’t deny your race/ make every morning ...

evolving in the rodas de samba, informal street gatherings all about music and dance; the first sambas were marked by improvised percussion and powerful vocals, carrying songs of freedom ...

Every samba school must have a song that is repeatedly played for up ... known as electric trios — a Brazilian innovation ...