Sonhando Em Salvador

Sonhando em Salvador is based on the Samba Reggae rhythms performed throughout the Pelourinho District of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. Samba reggae, developed in the 1970’s, is a result of the fusion between Brazilian samba and the music of reggae artists such as Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff, and is evidenced by the inherent swing in the style. Salvador da Bahia has the largest black population in Brazil, and the development of samba reggae is just one of the ways in which the local culture has embraced black awareness. The rhythms in Sonhando em Salvador are derived from the composer’s experience with Escola Didá, a fine arts academy in the Pelourinho District of Salvador dedicated to social reform for at-risk women and children through percussion.