2008/08/21 by Clarence Bernard Henry · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Asian Culture and Media Studies #Caribbean history, culture, and politics #Music History and Culture
paper · doi:10.14325/mississippi/9781604730821.003.0004
openalex publication_date 2008/08/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06
This chapter examines the appropriation of sacred themes, imagery, and symbols from the Candomblé religion in Brazilian popular music, analyzes the sacred/secular connection of Brazilian samba, and describes the iconic images and inspirations for popular songs from the axé music of the Orixás. It also suggests that the appropriations of axé, African roots, sacred themes, imagery, and symbols from the andomblé religion in Brazilian popular music correspond to black expressions of religiosity embedded in popular styles such as soul, reggae, jazz, Afro- Beat, and many others.