Baden Powell & Vinícius de Moraes - "Canto de Iemanjá" for String Ens. and Perc.

"Canto de Iemanjá is a piece of music written over 50 years ago by Brazilian guitarist, Baden Powell and poet Vinicius de Moraes. The song honours the orisha Iemanja –also spelled Yemanjá (Orisha being a deities of the Yoruba religion of West Africa). Orisha is the African goddess of the oceans and river and is one of the most important saints of the African diaspora, in Haiti, Cuba, and West Africa where she originated. Iemanja is revered in Caribbean islands wherever slaves landed. In Brazil, with its thousands of miles of Atlantic coastline and vibrant African heritage, she is celebrated in music, religious iconography, jewellery, tattoos, and other adornments." 
 
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