eight queens tapped into the afro-glow
rolling cadences e ancião ritmo
keepers of the teachings of time's lost codes
offering the tributes the orishas are owed
...caught Dida Banda @ the hotel, at an informal dinner organized by the good folks from LB/Sao Paulo. A magnificent ensemble of female drummers rocking out deep paradiddles in tight formation, this crew turned out a ferocious rhythmic assault in carefully choreographed interactions.... They even let us get in on the action, offering a handful of us drum sticks, so we could keep time with them... something loosened deep inside when i felt that bass drum kick out the jams... check out their site... sweet jesus, the music out here is powerful...
un-pc thought of the day: 8 powerful and righteous women banging out an ovation to long-neglected African deities is everything the fundamentalist puritans of this planet are missing in their religions...
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