Quilombo
By OSVALDO H. NAPOLES
Musicians
Osvaldo Hernandéz-Napoles
vocals, guitara de son, rabeca, kalimba, gaita colombiana, jarana sancudo, jarana tersera, coquillage, maracones, llamador, caja, ayoyotl, udus, quijada, pandeiro, triângulo, pandeiro veracruzano, palmas
Osman Santos-Martins
cavaquinho, guitaras, coro, palmas
Patricia Hernandéz-Van Cauwenberge
tambora, zabumba, cajita, cajon peruano, chekere, maracas
Serigne Thiam M’Baye
sabars, tama, calebasse, charley, caisse-claire
Yani Aït-Aoudia
accordion, n'goni, djembe
Guests:
Mamadou Drame
kora, vocals
Mestre Niltinho Alves
berimbau, vocals, palmas
Marlene Dorcena
coro
Morgane Mathieu
coro
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«.... mountains in the tropical depths, shores lined with submerged mangroves, the Quilombolas travelled through all these places as they united to freely proclaim their revolt.»
The Quilombo, a settlement born of the need of escaped slaves, spread to different parts of Brazil. Later on, the natives also found refuge in the Quilombos. One of the most famous quilombos was the Quilombo dos Palmares, situated in a mountainous region of the Nordeste. It is here that, before he was assassinated, Zumbi, the great unappeased leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares, set himself up as a liberator of the oppressed.
The quilombos phenomenon is linked to a survival instinct which developed under different names in Mexico, in the Caribbean and in South America. It is the extraordinary birthplace of an Afro-Latino-American fraternity which is forever etched in the tradition of «Son Jarocho», «La Cumbia», «El Festejo», «O Xote», «El Toque de Guiro» and lots more besides...
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