ANCESTRAL MUSICALITY AT SALVADOR CARNIVAL

With Black November approaching and summer celebrations in the Americas, we share an experience marked by ancestry, religiosity, and sensitivity. Enabling and creating a space for the exchange of knowledge, aiming to strengthen the history of Afro-Brazilian tradition, Afoxé is committed to empowering children, youth, adults, and seniors through participatory activities, workshops, gatherings at the terreiro, and conversation circles throughout the year. Driven by the desire to keep alive the African-based tradition in music, entertainment, art, and culture, a group from the Pirajá community in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, launched the "Afoxé Relíquias Africanas" group in 2002.

With lively wings that tell the story of the Jejês, Nagôs, and Bantu peoples, realistic costumes and attire, vibrant and ancestral musicality, and a striking and organized stage presence, the bloco brings all its irreverence and connection between Africa and Latin America to the carnival circuit.

Watching the "Afoxé Relíquias Africanas" parade on the Batatinha circuit (Salvador's Historic Center) is a celebration of Afro music, dance, capoeira, and Black performances that can only be truly experienced at Salvador's Carnival—an opportunity that should be experienced by every human being on the planet.