[FA Worldmusic] FA-Worldmusic Digest, Vol 17, Issue 7

[Phil Ballman]

OPEN DATES AVAILABLE:

August 6-10, 12-17, 20-25

Brasil's AfroReggae is not just a band, they're a movement.

>From the most notorious shantytown (favela) in Rio, the idea took hold that
there had to be a way to stop the violence. Out of that desire, Grupo
Cultural AfroReggae was born, first as a community-betterment organization
that printed a newspaper, organized classes for kids, and worked to keep
them out of the drug trade. Afroreggae, the band, started as a way to get
youth involved in playing music instead of being destroyed on the streets.
Music was seen as the way to spread the message- and it spread fast.

They even made a movie about it. http://www.favelarising.com

AfroReggae are now bona-fide stars in Brasil. Last year they performed for
over 1 million people with the Rolling Stones on Copacabana beach.

http://www.favelatotheworld.org/index.html
http://www.myspace.com/afroreggae
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=AfroReggae&search=Search
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snusWz0pIUU&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im63vM6IEkc
http://zmagsite.zmag.org/Jun2004/ballve0604.html
http://www.afroreggae.org.br/
http://noise.amnesty.org/site/c.adKIIVNsEkG/b.1808663/k.5214/eMagazine_5.htm

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