10/30/2023 0 Comments Samba dancers chicagoMendes is among the great translators of sound in recent memory. Translation is a process of illuminating one language and culture through another. “He’s a translator,” says will.i.am, rapper and lead member of the Black Eyed Peas, in a new documentary by John Scheinfeld, “Sérgio Mendes: In the Key of Joy.” “He translated something going on in Brazil to the whole world.” Sure, he didn’t accomplish this change alone, but the legacy he built here, specifically in Los Angeles where he’s now been for most of his life, stands out from his contemporaries. But Brazilians longed for a more nuanced, less stereotyped portrait. Before his arrival, Americans mostly knew the sound of Brazil as Carmen Miranda - and her fruit hats. Mendes helped put Brazilian music on the map in the United States. I’ve shared playlists of Mendes’ music with friends, typed out his name in Word docs, so they knew how to pronounce his name phonetically: Main- jees. It’s a samba tune, titled “Magalenha,” composed by Carlinhos Brown and recorded by Sérgio Mendes, a Brazilian musician I’ve listened to since childhood, his sprightly, jazzy takes on bossa nova in the background of car rides or dinners at home.Īs a Brazilian who has grown up moving around, music has been one of my constant refuges, a way for my body to travel to Brazil and back. ![]() My instructor, a long and nimble blond woman, presses play on her stereo while we stretch, but to my surprise - I expected our usual New Age vibe - I hear jubilant drums and singing in Portuguese. It’s 2005 and I’ve recently moved to Miami from Brasília. Genesee Theater - Lake County Community Concert Assocation.I’m having a flashback to my high school dance class. ![]()
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