AFROPUNK Bahia, the Brazilian edition of the 20-year-old Brooklyn festival, takes place in Salvador on November 18 – 19. Now in its 3rd edition, this year’s headlining act will be Grammy-nominated ...

Balé Folclórico da Bahia aims to give an authentic taste of Afro-Brazilian history and culture with every high kick and undulation that unfolds onstage. Using drumming and religious chanting as part ...

Fans can once again enjoy the vibrant spirit of Bahia thanks to the third edition of our ‘Bahia in Manchester’ celebrations. There’ll be music, authentic food and special performances outside East ...

It will be an exciting spectacle on Saturday as City bring you ‘Bahia in Manchester’. City - and our sister club Bahia – will be hosting special celebrations at the Etihad around the Ipswich game. It ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A VOICE from the darkness speaks of reverence, freedom, saints and spirituality as photographs flash up showing communal gatherings and ...

Venezuela’s state-supported music education marvel, El Sistema, offering free instruction to nearly 600,000 young people in all corners of the country, is not without controversy. With an increasingly ...

The only professional folk dance company of its kind in Brazil, Balé Folclórico da Bahia reflects the best in Bahian folkloric art. The company draws from its African roots, and includes capoeira, ...

The resurgence of ballroom dance has made the samba almost as well-known as the waltz, and in recent years, martial-arts studios have popularized the Brazilian fighting art of capoeira. However, as ...

A new kind of pop music is being produced in Brazil, specifically in the state of Bahia, with a blend of sounds that come from important Bahian MPB (Brazilian Pop Music) artists (Bethânia, Gal, Gil, ...