"We're fed up with being reduced to sexualized objects! We want to show that we are professional musicians, on an equal footing with men," they said in unison. "Our music is an act of political resistance against misogyny," said Silvia Duffrayer, Barbara Guimaraes and Cecilia Cruz, the three 30-somethings who founded the all-female group Samba Que Elas Querem ("The Samba They Want"). They are a symbol of resistance – and a challenge to the male musicians whose smiles line the walls. Among them were the Daughters of Oyá, a tribute to an African-Brazilian deity, a fearsome warrior queen, sovereign of lightning and storms. The whole venue swayed and buzzed with delight, as the audience sang out their favorite hits at the top of their voices. However, on stage, both on vocals and playing the guitar, the surdo (a drum), the cavaquinho (a string instrument) and the agogo (a bell), there were only women. The owners had had the faces of Brazil's most famous musical genre's gods painted on the walls: Noel Rosa, Pixinguinha, Donga, Ubirany, Cartola, Moacyr Luz and Aldir Blanc – all men. It was not enough to deter the small crowd of revelers as they gathered around the entrance of Beco do Rato ("rat's alley"), a renowned samba club in the Lapa neighborhood. On a Friday evening in late July, a tropical downpour soaked Rio de Janeiro. LETTER FROM RIO DE JANEIRO The band Samba Que Elas Querem performs a song live at the Showlivre Colmeia 22 studio on May 13, 2022. In Brazil, women are reclaiming samba musicĪs the creators of the country's most famous genre, paradoxically long dominated by men, a talented generation of female performers are re-establishing their place in the history of this art form.īy Bruno Meyerfeld (Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) correspondent) Published on August 27, 2023, at 6:00 pm (Paris)
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