One characteristic of this style of Brazilian music is its dissonant harmonies; so do not be surprised if the voices sound off tune. This music emerges from local musical experiences rooted in popular religion, dance and celebration. Its driving force, as you saw in the study of the lyrics in our last post, was the emerging identity of "poor urbanized blacks following the abolition of slavery (Treece 1).
Lia de Itamaracá - Verde Mar de Navegar
References
Treece, Davis (1997). Gun and Roses: bozza nova and Brazil's music of popular protest 1958-68. https://www.jstor.org/stable/853435?seq=1
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