BATALA PORTSMOUTH |
The home of south coast Samba Reggae! |
The Sounds |
| Samba-Reggae is an offspring of the Tropicalismo movement of the 60’s & 70’s which combined samba with rock, funk, jazz and later reggae. It was reggae’s message of black pride and hope in the face of lifes adversities as much as its offbeat groove that struck a chord with the mainly black population. The man who was reponsible for its creation was Neguinho de Samba when musical director of Ile Aiye, the seminal afro-bloco, who in 1974 became the first black group to play in the Salvador Carnaval. Neguino took the militant Nago sounds of Ile Aiye that he had created and mixed them with the offbeat rhythms of the reggae records that were starting to be heard in Salvador in the late 70’s. In the mid eighties he founded Olodum where he brought the whole concept to fruition and to worldwide attention and created the mould that would be the template for samba-reggae and Salvador Carnaval. After leaving Olodum he set up an all female afro-bloco called "Banda Dida Femina" which he still runs successfully helping to empower women. Later he set up an associated musical school for local children which he supports with the money from his royalties. |
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