[Masterclass] Discovering Forró Rhythms: a Journey Through Brazilian Beats Get to know the different facets of Forró, from the traditional to the influences of generations and other Brazilian musical rhythms [português abaixo 🇧🇷 🇵🇹] We hope you did not miss our two previous Masterclasses, but if in an unfortunate case you did, we have a

1. Cafuné 2. Chamego 3. Arraial 4. Pista 5. Fole 6. Quadrilha 7. Pé-de-serra 8. Sertão 9. Mandacaru 10. Cangaço

In the rhythmic kaleidoscope of Brazilian culture, one name emerges as the heartbeat behind Forró's allure — Luiz Gonzaga. As the world celebrates Forró Day on his birthday, we delve into the rich history of Forró culture in Brazil, exploring how the King of Baião played an essential role in its evolution and how the

Music Migrancy and Modernity: A Study of Brazilian Forró - Thesis by Dr. Andrea Fernandes summary by Sonja Graf (from ForróLetters #7) This is an incredibly insightful doctoral dissertation about Forró history and culture and was a foundational piece of literature in my own master’s thesis about translocal Forró in Brussels back in 2019.

To lead or to follow. Couldn’t we all have the best of both worlds? (from ForróLetters #7) by Anna Linda Fazenda Almost every time I sign up for a forró workshop, party or festival, I need to answer a seemingly easy question: are you registering as a leader, or as a follower? I understand

Rethinking the Terms ‘Leader and Follower’ and Degendering Social Dancing (from ForróLetters #6) by Sonja Graf This past July, I attended the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM) World Conference, in Lisbon. This is a gathering of scholars in the area of music and dance research from all around the world. From the eleven

It's the month of São João! (from ForróLetters #5) Did you know that St. John's Day is celebrated in many countries? In Brazil, even though São João is on June 24, the "festas juninas" take place throughout June and July all over the country. Imported in the 16th century by the Portuguese, the festas

By Sonja Graf, extract from the conference proceedings of the International Council for Traditional Music 31st Ethnochoreology symposium, 2021. (from ForróLetters #5) Beginning around 1875, a "forró" or "forrobodó" was a term used to refer to a party put on by the working class after a long day of labour in the Sertão, the

Conviviality in Berlin’s Forró community - An abstract from the master’s thesis of Ramona Markmiller (from ForróLetters #2) Aiming to understand how the diverse and international community of forró works, how forrozeirxs interact with each other and how (or whether) they are able to overcome social inequality mechanisms and racism that are present in our