The comment by the Minister of Culture, supported by Daniela Mercury, comes a few days after the singer removed the word ‘Iemanjá’ from the song ‘Caranguejo (Cata Caranguejo)’
The Minister of Culture, Margareth Menezesand the singer Daniela Mercurio They asked for respect for religions of African origin, on the night of last Wednesday 1st, in a show at the Pôr do Som event, in Salvador, created by Daniela and celebrating its 25th anniversary.
The two’s comments on stage came days later Claudia Leitte once again remove the word “Iemanjá” from the song Crab (Cata Granchio)composed by Alan Moraes, Durval Luz and Luciano Pinto, and replace with “Yeshua”, which for some Christian religions is the name of Jesus.
“It is important to look at the history of this Afro-Brazilian people, this culture, so many persecutions, since the times of slavery. It is time for us to think better and behave better in relation to the rights of Afro-Brazilian peoples,” Margareth said . “We need to know how this story begins. It is very worthy of respecting religions of African origin,” the minister added.
Daniela also underlined the importance of the theme. “Axé is the strength that emanates from everything that is alive. Let us learn to love ourselves, because if Candomblé suffers from prejudice it is because blacks have always suffered prejudice, this is a consequence of racism. We affirm the full importance of religions of African descent,” he said. “I wouldn’t be who I am without the Candomblé terreiros, without the people who maintain their culture through their religion. So I shake my head,” he added.
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Daniela Mercury and Margareth Menezes send a loud and clear message against prejudice against Axés, blacks and religions of African origin.
The slap to the intolerant! pic.twitter.com/84sey1SJ7i
—Darlan? (@darlann) January 2, 2025
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About two weeks ago, during her first Carnival rehearsal in Salvador, Claudia Leitte made the change to the song’s lyrics. Soon, the Public Prosecutor of Bahia (MP-BA) began investigating whether the singer practiced religious racism.
The artist then spoke out, arguing that from his “place of privilege, racism is an issue to be discussed very seriously, not so superficially.”
Claudia had already been criticized for the change a few years ago and repeated the change in a presentation last Sunday, the 29th, during the pre-New Year celebration in Recife.
Source: Terra
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