BBC Radio 3 - World Routes, Brazil 2008, World Routes in Brazil: Carnival, Rio, the samba and Mart'nalia (original) (raw)
Rio, the samba and Mart'nalia
Lucy Duran travels to the Rocinha slum area in Rio, where she visits a music school where children are taught to sing and play samba. She also meets samba star Mart'nalia.
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As part of series of programmes celebrating the Brazilian carnival and its music, Lucy Duran travels to Rio, visiting Rocinha, which is Brazil's largest slum, or favela. Controlled by drug dealers, its 200,000 residents live in constant fear of violence. However, among all this, Lucy discovers a small music school where the children are taught to sing and play samba. She also goes in search of the African roots of samba, and meets a star of modern-day samba, Mart'nalia.
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Slums of Rio de Janeiro
Lucy learns how people end up in slums and how they exist next to Rio's wealthy areas.
Duration: 05:45
Music Played
Paulinho da Viola
A voz do Povo
Composer: Joao do Vale/Luiz Vieira
* Acoustic Brazil.
* Putumayo PUT234-2.Nossa Bandeira
MC Junior & MC Leonardo
* OST Tropa de Elite.
* EMI 5130022.Children and Samba
Lucy visits a school which teaches young children samba.
Duration: 04:11
Music Played
Students of the Rocinha Music School, Rio de Janeiro
Flor amorosa
Composer: Calado
* Recorded by the BBC in Rocinha, Rio.Students of the Rocinha Music School, Rio de Janeiro
Aquarela do Brasil
Composer: Ary Barroso
* Recorded by the BBC in Rocinha, Rio.Déo Rian
Noites Cariocas
Composer: Jaco do Bandolim
* Rio by Night.
* EMI CDEMS1488.Lapa, the cradle of samba
In Lapa Lucy learns the history of the area and how samba is coming back into fashion.
Duration: 08:29
Music Played
Gilberto Gil
Pela Internet
Composer: Gil
* Quant Gente Veio Ver.Antônio Carlos Jobim
Ela e Carioca
Composer: Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes
* Antonio Carlos Jobim e Convidados.
* Verve 8266652.Casuarina
Song 1
Composer: Anon
* BBC recording made in the Carioca da Gema club in Lapa, Rio.Samba revival
Lucy talks to a samba band about the samba revival in Rio.
Duration: 05:51
Music Played
Casuarina
Song 2
Composer: Anon
* BBC recording made in the Carioca da Gema club in Lapa, Rio.Roots of Samba and jongo
Lucy is in search of the real roots of samba.
Duration: 05:18
Music Played
Razoes Africanas
Jongo de Serrinha
Composer: Trad
* Recorded by the BBC at the Trapiche Gamboa in Rio.Razoes Africanas and jongo
Samba group Razoes Africanas talk about their research into the style of jongo.
Duration: 05:49
Music Played
Razoes Africanas
Vou Pra Serra
Composer: Jair Jongueiro
* Recorded by the BBC at the Trapiche Gamboa in Rio.Carnival float
Lucy is in a warehouse where one of the biggest favelas puts together its carnival float.
Duration: 05:07
Music Played
Mart'nália
Nao encontro quem me queira
Composer: Thiago Mocoto
* Madrugada.
* Biscoito Fino BF866.Mart’nalia
Lucy meets samba star Mart’nalia and asks about her connection with samba and Africa.
Duration: 05:46
Music Played
Mart'nália
Pe do meu Samba
Composer: Caetano Veloso
* From a private recording belong to the artist made at a concert in Maputo, Mozambique in November 2008.The cuica friction dum
Lucy talks about the instruments which give samba its distinctive sound.
Duration: 04:16
Mart’nalia 1998 session
Mart’nalia introduces a song from the session she recorded in Mozambique in 1998.
Duration: 03:35
Music Played
Mart'nália
Pretinhosidade
Composer: Mart'nalia/Mombass
* From a private recording belong to the artist made at a concert in Maputo, Mozambique in November 2008.Reflection on carnival preparation
Lucy reflects on the carnival preparations they have seen during the programme.
Duration: 04:29
Music Played
Antonio Carlos Jobim
So Danca Samba
Composer: Tom Jobim/Vinicius de Moraes
* Brazil: The Essential Album.
* Manteca MANTDCD201..
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