The cover of Hildebrando Marques´ cd, an informant who has helped with my research.
posted by Kevin Cassidy @ 5:13 PM
Forró pra sempre!
Doing fieldwork on forró music in Pernambuco, Brazil for my master´s degree in anthropology from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. I´m interested in the links between the music and Northeastern identity, how and why it has resurged in popularity and national and international vectors of influence. Check it out!
About Me
- Name: Kevin Cassidy
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
Just got back from fieldwork in Olinda, Pernambuco (Brazil) and now writing about forró music and identity, tradition, modernity. Preparing to ride a bike from here (Amsterdam) to Istanbul, Turkey starting in August with my friend Jaime.
Previous Posts
- The latest album from Silvério Pessoa, an interest...
- The Confraria do Forró Pernambucano (Pernambucan F...
- Anchieta Dali, ( on the right) a forró singer and ...
- Jerimum de Olinda and his brother Ulisses. Jerimum...
- The album cover of Roberto Lins, forró singer and ...
- Anais, my roommate (and fellow anthropolgist) play...
- Carnaval scene as two drummers bring their alfai...
- Interviews continue as the days lead up to Carnava...
- One of the many churches in the historic centre ...
- Arlindo dos Oito Baixos and his grand daughter p...
Thursday, March 16, 2006
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