Meninas do Sol performing on stage. Three women in yellow dresses playing musical instruments.

Meninas do Sol, Safekeepers of Brazil’s Caiçara Fandango

The caiçara fandango of the Marujá region, on the southern coast of São Paulo, represents one of the most spirited expressions of Brazil’s traditional coastal…

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Badenya les Freres Coulibaly - Photo by Atelier Images. A row of jembe drummers.

The Jembe: West Africa’s Famed Goblet Drum

(headline image: Badenya les Freres Coulibaly – Photo by Atelier images) The jembe is a rope-tuned, skin-headed goblet drum associated above all with Mandé cultural…

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