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Daniel Yoruba
Daniel Yoruba came together in Salvador, Bahia in the late 1990s, founded by guitarist and vocalist Daniel Porto. The band's connection to Afro-Brazilian...
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Daniel Yoruba came together in Salvador, Bahia in the late 1990s, founded by guitarist and vocalist Daniel Porto. The band's connection to Afro-Brazilian culture and traditional Yoruba music was there from the start, not as a marketing angle but as something that shaped their sound.
Their debut album in 2002 took its name from the song 'Lágrimas de Iansã,' which became their most recognizable track. The song's subject matter, the African deity of storms and winds, and its rhythmic drive connected with listeners in a way that felt specific to their corner of Brazil.
They kept recording after that, putting out albums like 'Filhos de Aruanda' in 2005 and 'Axé do Tempo' in 2011. Their music drew from the traditions around them, and they didn't shy away from that in a place where such openness could attract criticism. The work continued on its own terms.
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