Txai Band: Luizga and Paulo Novaes launch project with artists from the Huni Kuin community

Txai Band: Luizga and Paulo Novaes launch project with artists from the Huni Kuin community

The founder of the bands Graveola and Rosa Neon and the Latin Grammy winner join forces in a project that unfolds in music and a documentary

Luiz Gabriel Lopesthe Louisga has been working with the Huni Kuin indigenous community, which occupies a region between Acre and southern Amazonas, on the border between Brazil and Peru, since 2019. Four years later, Paulo Novaes joins him on a trip to the Chico Curumim village in Acre. The expedition became the starting point for what would become the Txai Band.

The meeting was turned into a documentary, which records the bonds created during this period and the creative process of “Tamani“, the band’s first single, which arrived on platforms last week, released by LOCO Records.

Tamani

The eldest daughter of the chief of the Chico Curumim village, with the Portuguese name — or registered name — Maria do Socorro was the person who welcomed Louisga and Paul. With the father’s frequent travels, Tamani She also became a community leader. Her figure and the way she relates to her family made her the inspiration for the song.

“’Tamani‘It is a tribute to this incredible woman, but it also represents the strength of all indigenous women, indigenous leaders, who are doing extremely important work to maintain this culture,” she explains. Paul.

Source: Rollingstone

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