![]() When asking what is Samba, it is important to understand that there were many other traditional cultural expressions on its side. ‘ Recôncavo‘ was all coastal and interior regions of the ‘ Bahia de Todos os Santos’, which can be translated as All Saints Bay.īahia de Todos os Santos – All Saints bay It is home to the Historical cities founded within close reach of Salvador. Its origins are in the middle 1800s in the region of ‘Recôncavo’. Samba de Roda, which could be freely translated as Samba of Circle (of People) is recognized as the first form of Samba. ![]() This new religion was based on old roots, the major being: Yoruba, Bantu, Gêge, and Fon people.A rich cultural mix was present, nurturing cultural expressions and rhythms present in Brazil, such as capoeira and Samba de Roda. African Cultures encountered in Diaspora, from the Muslim West-African people to Occidental Africans.These African brought their spirituality, and in Brazil, they made Candomblé. Salvador and the outlying regions of the State of Bahia were the African melting pot of the 19th Century. It’s evident why Brazil has the most African descendant population in the Americas, as well as to why it has the second largest Black population on the world, after Nigeria. It’s known to be the blackest city out of Africa, where African Culture and Religion are still worshiped, such as the cult of Orixás, Voduns, and Nkissis.īrazil alone stood for 40% to 45% of all Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.Even after being the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery, illegal slavery and corruption rolled on for decades.From 1826 to 1850, 1.662 enslaved Africans disembarked in the United States.In Brazil, there were 1.099.018 disembarkments in the same period. One of the most expressive examples of the African Exodus, Diaspora molded the city as is today. ![]() It became an important port for the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Salvador was the original Brazilian capital, the first effort to organize the exploitation of the Colony. It originated in Bahia, in the Reconcavo region, and became one of the most important symbols of Brazilian Culture. ![]() It’s a fruit of the African Diaspora and the interplay between different cultures within Brazil. Samba is a general term for various cultural manifestations that take place in Brazil. This history is both bound by oral history, as well as scientific studies (there are more sources in Guide, link below). Disclaimer: I'm a Brazilian Musician and Percussionist, based in Brazil, who has lived in many states. ![]()
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