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Drum, song and the ones who came before
Traditions of Africa & the Diaspora
Ifá, Candomblé, Haitian Vodou, Santería, Gnawa, zār and mbira: traditions in which drum, song and ceremony bring the spirits and the ancestors near.
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Babalorixá Sidnei Nogueira
Sidnei Nogueira is a babalorixá, the spiritual leader of the Candomblé terreiro Comunidade da Compreensão e da Restauração Ilê Asé Sàngó in Mairiporã, São Paulo, and holds a doctorate in semiotics. As a writer and educator he explains the Afro-Brazilian religion from within, with particular attention to the orixá Exu, who is often misunderstood, and to the religious racism faced by Candomblé communities. He teaches through lectures, interviews and online, in Brazil and abroad, including at MIT.
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