#kizomba summer vibes

[kaysha2201]

Kizomba Summer Vibes

KIZOMBA SUMMER VIBES

[sushiraw]

KIZOMBA SUMMER VIBES | DOWNLOAD | STREAM

[djmjukebox]

TÁ DOCE SUMMER VIBES

Sure things don’t come along often or do they? TA.DOCE is back this month with the fantastic 3 ROOM PARTY in London, welcoming the summer! Get those colours out your closet and come dance like there’s no tomorrow ;) #DJM will be rocking the Kizomba room alongside some of the best DJ’s in the business. #Kizomba #Semba

[tyitelle]

Music :: Back to school 2020 PLAYLIST :: Good vibes <3

Music :: Back to school 2020 PLAYLIST :: Good vibes 

We have been back people! Hope that you could enjoy some sunshine and down time during that weird summer 2020! Whatever you could or couldn’t do, we’ve got a great playlist for you. There is an accoustic version, some Zouk, a lot of Afrobeat and a little Kizomba. We’ll travel to Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Angola, London, Rwanda and French Guyana. Let’s go!

FALZ – One…

[7evensiren]

About 2 weekends ago, Afro-Brazilian culture was brought to Detroit with a bang! The city held it’s first annual Brazilian Day Street Festival on Saturday Sept. 16, 2017, hosted by the local non-profit organization, Creative Movement Brazil. Founded by Kelvin Wyatt, CMB’s org is stationed at 18018 James Couzens Fwy, where they provide classes on Capoeira (an Afro-Brazilian dance/martial art), Zumba, Belly Dance, Bactucada (a type of Afro-Brazilian percussive music), and other lessons in regards to Afro-Brazilian culture. Also housed in their center is a botanica-esque shop ran by Detroit’s own Motown Witch (Kelvin’s wife Yvette) where she sells various items for root work and ritual.

Storefront at Creative Movement Brazil in Detroit

  But back to the festival… It was simply amazing!!! First of all the choice in venue was perfect! The festival was held at one of the city’s greatest gems, Dabl’s African Bead Museum, which set the tone for creativity, empowerment, and the veneration of our ancestral spirits both African and Indigenous.

View from across the street of Dabl’s African Bead Museum on Grand River

The festival definitely showcased an authentic view of Afro-Brazilian culture that is not being promoted in mainstream media (Not even in Brazilian media). Many are not aware that the country of Brazil, which takes up over half of South America, is actually 90% Black. The people of Brazil are descendants of various West African tribes (including the Yoruban and Bantu peoples) and the Black indigenous peoples that resided on those lands, both of which were enslaved and stripped of their culture by the Portuguese beginning in 1500 with the conquest of Pedro Alvarez Cabral. I can write a whole essay on Brazilian history, slavery, race, etc. however I will save that for another post. Even though Brazil is 90% Black, due to both mental and physical European colonization, the Whites (the minority) in Brazil are the ones in power and the Afro-Brazilians are left to perish in racial violence and poverty, they (Afro-Brazilians) also make up less than 5% of Brazilian media. But before I get into a social studies lesson, let’s get back to the original topic. The festival showcased many highlights of Afro-Brazilian culture. The activities and entertainment that were featured included a Batucada (percussion) performance by Tabcat, Capoeira performances, Candomble Orixas dances by Tabcat, musical performances by Karilu Alarcon Forshee (folkloric singer) and Os Clavelitos (samba band), perfomances by Detroit Kizomba Dancers, and samba dancing provided by former Brazilian Samba Queen, Zezah Brazil!

Zezeh Brazil dancing the samba on stage w/ Os Clavelitos!

  And of course what’s a festival without vendors? Most of the vendors were local Black owned businesses! #Yasss!!!

    This festival was amazing! And you can tell if I’m still raving about it 3 weeks later! Lol I enjoyed the music, the food, the people, the samba dancing, unfortunately I missed out on the capoeira and candomble sessions. It was a day filled with peaceful vibes as we celebrated Afro-Brazilian culture! It definitely put the cherry on top of an amazing summer this year. I can’t wait to see what will be in store in next year’s festival, it’s only going to get bigger and better with time 🙂

Yours truly serving Black Girl Magic at the Brazilian Day Festival Detroit 2017. 

Peace & Blessings,

The Serpentine Diva ❤

  Afro-Brazilian Culture Comes To Detroit! About 2 weekends ago, Afro-Brazilian culture was brought to Detroit with a bang! The city held it's first annual Brazilian Day Street Festival on Saturday Sept.