Performance
AfroReggae: Favelisation
Commissioned by barbicanbite08
Presented in association with People's Palace Projects
25-27 September 2008
Tickets from www.barbican.org.uk
Rio's cultural warriors are back with a brand new show accentuating
the positive. Following a successful year performing across India,
China, United States and Europe, AfroReggae returns to the Barbican
with an explosion of percussion. Hip-Hop and reggae rhythms from
the heart of the favela fuse with the deep funk sounds of James
Brown, providing a pulsating peripheral vision that sees art where
others see no solution.
AfroReggae: Favelisation will feature sounds and images from young performers in East London, inspired by AfroReggae.
‘The audience are out of their seats and dancing... dazzling.’ The Independent
‘AfroReggae are a Brazilian phenomenon.’ The Guardian
‘AfroReggae is an exemplary organization. I was moved to find out that their attempt at something musical was a reply to the tragedy that left blood all over Vigário Geral. And I was honoured to be invited to be their godfather. They are a lesson. Of resistance to the disfavoured. And of determination for groups that, just like them, seek to reply to misery with creativity. A lesson in music, to all of us.’ Caetano Veloso
‘AfroReggae aren't a band, they are a force; and
one to be reckoned with.’
Evening Standard