the iconic singer Margaret Menezes opens the works of a new career season in Afropunk Bahia this Saturday (26) with the premiere to lift, his new show. Pioneer in the defense of the identity of the afropop inside the Brazilian popular musicthe artist presents a show full of originality, which brings, in addition to a new repertoire, modern sound experiments and audiovisual artistic interventions.
As guests of the premiere, he receives on stage the Dida bandfemale percussion group by Bahia🇧🇷 Not surprisingly, the show was especially designed to debut in Afropunk Bahiathe largest black culture festival in the world taking place on 26 and 27 November (Saturday and Sunday) at 6.00pm Exhibition Parkin Salvador (BA), and tickets are on sale at Sympla🇧🇷 The show will be broadcast live on the Multishow channel.
to lift exalts the afrourbanity latent in the career of margherita pizzawhich she translated into a repertoire ranging from career successes to the most modern experiments, bringing crossings with new sounds, in electronic beats added to the percussive one, and reaffirming its integration with the music of the new generation.
“I’m an Afro-Urban artist with a 35-year career who’s always in conversation with what’s out there today. I’ve been, since , others from our own Afro-Brazilian native – with Afro-Urban sounds and behaviors”explains Margaret Menezes🇧🇷
The title, to liftcomes from alevante water, a healing leaf used in ancient natural medicine for baths and herbal teas, and says a lot about the project: “It’s to wash the soul, get our spirits back, stand up and celebrate the strength, struggle and joy of being here”take up again margherita pizza on the show’s tonic, which was devised by her in collaboration with the music director Tito Oliveirathe artistic producer Alex Pinto and the plastic artist Alberto Pitta🇧🇷
Margareth Menezes – “Elevating”
Bahia Afropunk Festival
Date: November 26 (Saturday)
Hours: 18:00
Location: Salvador Exhibition Park
Tickets: Sympla
Live broadcast: Multishow
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