Jongo

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Vovó Maria Joana Rezadeira speaks about Jongo in an interview for "Art Program from A to Z" by TV Educativa. Image from Fundação Centro Brasileiro de TV Educativa.

Jongo is a traditional Brazilian dance and music style in 6/8 time, which is also known as Caxambu . It has its origin in Africa , possibly in Angola . Jongo used to be widespread in the states of Rio de Janeiro , Espírito Santo , São Paulo and Minas Gerais , but is rarely played today. He is one of the forerunners of Samba , which has largely supplanted it.

literature

  • Carneiro, Edison. "Samba de umbigada." In: Folguedos Tradicionais . Rio de Janeiro: Funarte / INF, 1982 [1961].
  • Dias, Paulo. "A outra festa negra." In: István Jancsó & Iris Kantor (orgs.) Festa: cultura e sociabilidade na América Portuguesa . São Paulo: Hucitec / Edusp / Fapesp / Imprensa Oficial, 2001.
  • Pacheco, Gustavo. "Jongos." In: Colin Palmer (ed.) Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History: The Black Experience in the Americas . New York: Macmillan, 2005.
  • Ribeiro, Maria de Lourdes Borges Ribeiro. O Jongo . Rio de Janeiro: Funarte, 1984.
  • Stein, Stanley J. Vassouras, a Brazilian Coffee County, 1850-1900 . Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1986.

Web links

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