Introduction
Understanding this tradition
In Candomblé houses, songs, liturgical languages, drums and dances order the relationship with orixás, voduns or inquices according to the ritual 的nation. Ketu, Jeje and Angola do not share exactly the same repertoires or conceptions.
First listening
Three things to hear
- Identify the ritual nation and the honored entity.
- Listen to the main drum to respond to the dancer's gestures.
- Distinguish chant of terreiro and adaptation of popular music.
History and transmission
Deported Africans and their descendants have rebuilt religious communities in Brazil under slavery and persecution. Terreiros have preserved and transformed languages, rhythms and genealogies. Artists from Bahia then interacted with these heritages in popular music.
What does it look like?
Three hierarchical atabacs, bells and choral responses structure rhythms specific to the entities and moments of the rite. The main drum converses with the dance and can signal a sequence change.
Where and why are we listening?
A public ceremony at terreiro remains a religious act, not a free show. Songs can be in yorùbá liturgical, fon or Bantu languages, with meanings preserved by the house.
Artists, works and albums
Three listening doors
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Obatalá: Uma Homenagem a Mãe Carmen
Grupo Ofá
A Bahian project explicitly linked to the memory of a terreiro.Candomblé da Bahia
Various Artists
Listen with background notes and home identification.Cinco Sentidos
Mateus Aleluia
A spiritual Afro-Brazilian creation, distinct from the rite but nourished by its heritages.Listen and transmit with respect
Respect the authority of each teriiro. Do not film, sample or teach a song without agreement; do not present ritual possession as an exotic performance.
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