I think that we are changing this perception because our culture is so strong and so beautiful that we are breaking these walls, you know, and this stereotype of what Brazil is. Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube Playback options Listen free to Luedji Luna – Proveito (Proveito). Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. But I had left the country by the time you recorded. Is it safe to say that you are in love right now? As Luedji says: "There's a reason I have an African name. Youtube; Banho de Folhas Luedji Luna. Serving as interludes, both women offer Luna a template on art as a living memory that she can lean on, while still leaving space for her to build her own archive of experiences. parents in homage to a queen of the Lunda people of Congo and Angola. Last week Luna released the visual album Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo D’Água which she filmed while pregnant with her first child, who was born this Summer. So why English, and why did you choose to use it on this particular album? Well first, English is a universal language, and I don’t know if this is good or bad, but it’s how it is. [Letra de "Lençóis" com Luedji Luna] / Minha amada / Quando mira as estrelas / Pela miríade dos seus olhos mansos / Desperta tanto brilho tanta beleza / Que não se perde em To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Stunning album. So I brought Nina Simone’s song and I sang it in English because it’s a language that spreads you know? Brazil is also Black and Bahia is the blackest place in Brazil. Vanity Fair: When did you record the visual album? It’s not that she belongs nowhere, but that she is part of bone-deep legacies upheld by Black women even across miles of water, and on tracks like “Lençóis” and “Quase,” she is grateful for that history. Her 2017 debut album, Um Corpo no Mundo, echoed in my room, and the title track would run through my head whenever I sat on the beach, bought fruit at the market, or connected with other hustling artists who found her equally as captivating. When you talk about love as a Black woman we have a good side and there’s also a bad side, you know? I just tried to understand how music and entertainment would work with the pandemic, but in the end with all this happening with Bolsonaro, corona, and everything, I knew the strength of my work and I said, Okay, I will give this to my fans, to me, to the world. One of the best Jazz albums ever written IMO. This year she did double time at Carnival celebrations across the country performing in Salvador and Recife, and her 2019 COLORSXSTUDIOS version of her song “Acalanto,” has racked up nearly 2 million views online. Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube. Each song on the album is about an experience with love in my life and some of them were not good experiences. Luedji Gomes Santa Rita, better known as Luedji Luna is a singer and songwriter from Salvador, Brazil whose music will heal and soothe your soul from start to finish. Produced by Luedji Luna & Kato Change. Salvador is surrounded by water and wherever you are in the city you will see it, hear it, or smell it. To love yourself so you are able to love your people. Luedji Luna Profile: Brazilian R&B singer, whose debut album is a call for racial and gender respect, delivered with sultry insouciance to an airy samba melody … It’s something that’s more complicated and deeper than just to love and be loved. Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo D’Água arrives as a soothing reminder that even in the midst of so much death and loneliness, we can still love, change and learn.Â. How were you feeling during the recording process? Shame about how YK ended samolivers1999, Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp, This Week’s Essential Releases: Hyperpop, Detroit Hip-Hop, Indie Rock and More, This Week’s Essential Releases: Folk Rock, Cowboy Ambient, Experimental Electronic and More, This Week’s Essential Releases: Proto-Vaporwave, Afrobeat, Grime Beats and More. We need a breath. Tell me about those end scenes where you were in Praia do Forte with the three women and the little girl. [Letra de "Erro" com Luedji Luna] / Parece enleio / Mas é enlace / Ele me abraça de madrugada / Ele me deixa / Sabor cerveja / Sabor cigarro / Menta-hortelã / Tem gosto sonho a sua Luedji Luna – Acalanto. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. I am with Black women. My parents are part of the black militancy movement and designed their children as fighting weapons.” A new music service with official albums, singles, videos, remixes, live performances and more for Android, iOS and desktop. Initially Luedji intended to continue along the path of her parents' political work and graduated in Law. Yes, it’s about Oxum who is this goddess of love and beauty and motherhood. In 2016, when I landed in her coastal hometown of Bahia in the city of Salvador, her voice quickly became the soundtrack to my moments of solitude and reflection in the almost four years I spent there. Nowhere is this more apparent than during Carnival which since the 18th century has been held the week before Ash Wednesday. And I wanted this album to be understood because the issue, the topic, is such an important topic to talk about. It means everything. Produced by Luedji Luna & Kato Change. Luedji Luna - Manto da Noite (Pseudo Video) | Álbum "Bom Mesmo É Estar … Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 19, 2018, supported by 18 fans who also own “Um Corpo no Mundo”, One of the best Jazz albums ever written IMO. About halfway through the nearly 23-minute film, Luna calls on Nina Simone and Afro-Brazilian poet and elder Conceição Evaristo to deliver their own words linking Simone’s “Ain’t Got No, I Got Life” with Evaristo’s poem “A Noite Não Adormece nos Olhos das Mulheres” (Night Doesn’t Fall Asleep in Women’s Eyes). Watch the video for Asas from Luedji Luna's Um Corpo no Mundo for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. She’s an inspiration for me as an artist, as an activist and I wanted to have her on my album. Art Direction & Graphic Design by ANA PAULA MATHIAS. A person from the United States, from Japan, or whatever place will understand.  Yes, I’m in love. It was not a bad thing at all and I have no complaints about working while also pregnant. Brazil’s most marginalized communities are currently reeling from ultra-right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro’s faltering response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed over 150,000 people and brought Salvador’s arts community to a standstill. Born Luedji Gomes Santa Rita in 1987 in Salvador, the Bahian capital in Brazil's north east, she was named “Luedji” by her Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. © 2021 Condé Nast. Watch the video for Acalanto from Luedji Luna's Um Corpo no Mundo for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Watch the video for Banho de Folhas from Luedji Luna's Um Corpo no Mundo for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Overlooking the bay, it was here that African slaves from countries such as Angola, Senegal, Nigeria, and Ghana landed centuries earlier to build the postcard-perfect city that now echoes with memories they were forced to forget.Â. On this album Luna stakes a presence in all the places where Black people have fought, survived, and thrived. Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube Playback options Watch the video for Dentro Ali from Luedji Luna's Um Corpo no Mundo for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. [Laughs] Yeah, I recorded in Pelourinho and [street] Avenida Sete. So it’s so important for me. And this album is about love from a Black woman’s perspective and love is a feeling that is also universal. On her new visual album, the Afro-Brazilian artist is singing about her own love’s journey, and that of the Black women who’ve held her throughout her life. Playback options The playing is fantastic, and the band is incredibly tight, incredibly strong. YouTube popularity ensured an album would follow, and in 2017 this provided her with a further hit in the Axé (pronounced ashé) styled “Banho De Folhas” (bath of leaves). More creative. YouTube; Autoplay. How did that influence your creative process? She moved to São Paulo where in 2016 she released the single “Um Corpo No Mundo” (body in the world). com Luedji Luna] / [Verso] / Você vai me pagar / Oh se vai / Vou lhe rogar uma praga / Vou lhe fazer um feitiço / Jogar teu nome na lama / Eu juro The ocean, and more than the oceans, the rivers. It was not just music because it forced me to once again look at the feelings I had kept inside so I could face them. Youtube; Manto da Noite Luedji Luna. Youtube; Origami Luedji Luna. For the track “Chororô,” Luna interlaces footage of her dancing and walking through the Carnival crowds with a pastiche of street art—“Mulher negra e a revolucao”—mostly found in the historical city of Pelourinho. I was immediately stuck by the serene sounds of the title track and the video of the artist, pregnant at the time, dancing on the shore of a beach and then immersing herself in water. It’s home. So when I started shooting the visual album there was no coronavirus and I imagined that it would drop at the beginning of 2020. Album Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo D’Água. I experienced love with lots of people and I thought that I would have serious relationships, but in the end it was just sex. Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube Playback options I found those to be some of the most stunning shots in the film with all of you looking directly at the camera, dressed in white and holding each other. As Luedji says: "There's a reason I have an African name. We are not alone.Â. But I felt that my pregnancy really helped me access all the potential I knew was inside me. Compelling, melancholy beauty. The red cloth blowing in the wind was also so stunning. Get the latest chatter, from Kensington Palace and beyond, straight to your inbox. It made me more creative and stronger when I was recording. I live in São Paulo and there’s no ocean at all in the city. Album Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo D’Água. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated as of 1/1/21) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated as of 1/1/21) and Your California Privacy Rights. RobertWMonk, supported by 23 fans who also own “Um Corpo no Mundo”, "Kokoroko" is an impressive high-energy album that captures all of the talent and excitement of the current UK Jazz scene. A reconciliation with my beauty and who I am.Â. Highly recommended... rikm, supported by 21 fans who also own “Um Corpo no Mundo”, awesome fusion of sounds and grooves, pretty unique all in all shorehamirv, Os Ritmistas 「オス・リチミスタス」by Os Ritmistas, Telefunksoul & Felipe Pomar - Ré_Con BA$$by Kaxambu Records, An EP exploring rhythms of the Recôncavo region of Bahia & their connection to bass music; feat. If you like Luedji Luna, you may also like: supported by 24 fans who also own “Um Corpo no Mundo”, Stunning album. My parents are part of the black militancy movement and designed their children as fighting weapons.”. Get all the lyrics to songs by Luedji Luna and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Love has been made this cliché, and everybody talks about it, but I was trying to discuss so much more on this album. When I was watching I heard some parts where you were singing in English. Ad Choices. It’s so interesting to hear you talk about love and your journey as a Black woman, because about 30 years ago the writer Beatriz Nascimento wrote an essay on how difficult it is for Black women to to experience romantic love because there’s so much pain and terror in our lives. And this is an issue that is not new. All rights reserved. So you were pregnant when you made this…. My identity, my memories all have water nearby. Of the new crop of artists coming up in Brazil, Luna is both highly accessible and comfortably out of focus. There are so many more complications when you are a Black woman.Â. I felt very comfortable, because it’s the place that I belong and it’s so comforting for me to be in touch and close with the public and my friends. What has it felt like releasing an album in 2020? This discussion is not new, it’s something that travels through generations and we are still trying to heal our community when we talk about love.Â. For example Afropunk is coming here and it’s not Afropunk Brazil, it’s Afropunk Bahia and it will be Salvador. To love my skin, my hair, just what I am. "Kokoroko" is an impressive high-energy album that captures all of the talent and excitement of the current UK Jazz scene. Luedji Luna Wants to Complicate the Way We Talk About Love On her new visual album, the Afro-Brazilian artist is singing about her own love’s journey, and that of … You know I have been living in São Paulo for five years now and it’s always good for me when I come back to my place, to enjoy my people, to enjoy Carnival. What’s next for you following this release? We have the love of our daughters, of our mothers, of our friends, of our sisters. What’s one of the biggest complications you’ve experienced trying to love as a Black woman? So I am talking about self-love and learning to love myself as a Black woman. She can retreat from the spotlight for a while without notice, then be mobbed by fans on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, a woman national media has described as having “o magnetismo.” For three years she’s been growing her base off of her debut with the single “Banho de Folhas” becoming an unofficial summer anthem in Salvador where it rings from restaurants, stereos lugged by coconut sellers, and impromptu busker shows. Highly recommended... awesome fusion of sounds and grooves, pretty unique all in all, Os Ritmistas 「オス・リチミスタス」, Telefunksoul & Felipe Pomar - Ré_Con BA$$. In December we are going to have a live concert online with the whole band but with no public. When I was watching, I was really struck by the mirrors you used in some of the shots. “I felt like a stranger in my own country. Shot in Salvador, the imagery for all seven tracks breathes in step with a city that is perpetually abuzz with music and activity; a heady mix of commerce and culture. Afro-Brazilian singer Luedji Luna has the kind of voice you would call entrancing; one that takes hold and reminds you of times you’ve felt most naked and brave. Shame about how YK ended. I just got more inspired. parents in homage to a queen of the Lunda people of Congo and Angola. We are unloved, we are objectified, and there’s many perspectives about living this reality. But she also studied music at the Federal University of Bahia, and ultimately its lure proved too strong. Yes, Beatriz is such a reference for Black women in Brazil. ... more. Manto da Noite Lyrics [Letra de "Manto da Noite" com Luedji Luna] Salvador is not the main city here like Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo but right now this is changing because of our culture, our music, and the new artists whose careers are now growing. With its distinctive African guitar motive, courtesy of guitarist François Muleka, it became popular among DJs, and at last count has received four official remixes. Playing via Spotify Playing via YouTube. [Letra de "Ain’t I a Woman?" Renan Lima)", "Um Corpo No Mundo" y más canciones! At the beginning I just observed what was happening, trying to decide what to do. Origami Lyrics [Letra de "Origami" com Luedji Luna… 1 track (3:36). So there’s a lot of interpretation there. When I remember my childhood, when I remember my friends, when I remember my experience loving, and not just romantic love, but the intimate love between friends and family, all of these experiences in my life, there is water connected. My parents are part of the black militancy movement and designed their children as fighting weapons.” As Luedji says: "There's a reason I have an African name. When people listen to the album what do you want them to know about what Salvador means to Brazil? Banho de Folhas Lyrics [Letra de "Banho de Folhas" com Luedji Luna… I also chose English so I could pay homage to Nina. — Monica Lewinsky on the Pandemic’s Forgotten F-Word— Why Harry and Meghan Won’t Spend Christmas With the Queen— What One Book Critic Learned by Reading 150 Trump Books— How Ghislaine Maxwell Recruited Young Girls for Jeffrey Epstein— More Details Emerge on Prince Harry and Prince William’s “Bitter Explosion”— Tracing Photographer Richard Avedon’s Bohemian Coming of Age— From the Archive: The Mysteries of Princess Diana’s Fatal Car Crash— Not a subscriber? When I sang these songs it was very therapeutic for me because I observed my evolution on how I gave and received love. MC Fabio Lima, Cecilia Stalin & more. This was something that was repeated, and it wasn’t just one case. I had heard about Luna’s new album and video last week and went to YouTube to watch the clip. Watch the video for Um corpo no mundo from Luedji Luna's Um Corpo no Mundo for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. But it’s also a reconciliation with my self-image. So the message is that despite all these issues we live as Black women, in the end we have each other. Luedji Luna gives voice to Black Women with intimate Exploration. Produced by Sebastian Notini. Salvador is the foundation of my identity and the way that I love is all related to what I experienced in the city. ️ I want them to know that Brazil is more than samba, it’s more than Rio de Janeiro. And water is my constitution. Everybody is paying attention to Salvador, inside Brazil and outside. You know on this album there is no music specifically about my baby. The playing is fantastic, and the band is incredibly tight, incredibly strong. Was this a reference to Oxum or were there other motivations behind it? And then we have the scene where I am in the bathroom and crying because at the end of all of this, I am lonely…. Featuring Brazilian musicians Joao Selva and Jadsa. Over steady drums and the persistent shake of the maracas, Luna sang of the systemic anti-Black violence experienced by Afro-Brazilians and African immigrants like myself—even in a country that has the world’s largest population of African descendants, second only to Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation. Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. So you are talking about love, and how it’s not just this cliché. Compelling, melancholy beauty. Album Um Corpo no Mundo. Playback options All the lyrics I wrote before I was pregnant. Now it’s just work, work, work.Â. Join Vanity Fair to receive full access to VF.com and the complete online archive now. But the coronavirus came and changed all my plans, and I had to deal with that. There’s too much loneliness on the album, but in the end I am not alone anymore and who am I with? Ver las letras de Luedji Luna y escuchar "Banho de Folhas", "Acalanto (part. It means everything. Share. It was shot in February this year during Carnival and at that time there was no coronavirus so it was okay, you know? It’s who I am. I can’t ‘go back to Africa’ because I don’t know where my ancestors were kidnapped from, but I also don’t have a place here,” she told me when we first met in 2018.Â. It was the opposite. And singing these songs made me also relive other memories of love. It’s too many things, girl, and it was really hard for me to sing and record those songs. MC Fabio Lima, Cecilia Stalin & more. An EP exploring rhythms of the Recôncavo region of Bahia & their connection to bass music; feat. In the beginning of the album, I am by myself trying to fulfill myself with parties and Carnival. What does this constant presence mean to you? “It is for us,” she texted me in response to my congratulations after watching the film. Will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Because I never miss a Carnival and I am always in Pelourinho. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Luedji Luna Born Luedji Gomes Santa Rita in 1987 in Salvador, the Bahian capital in Brazil's north east, she was named “Luedji” by her parents in homage to a queen of the Lunda people of Congo and Angola. Yes. I was watching the video and I remember thinking why on earth didn’t I see this being filmed? Like Billie Holiday meeting Miriam Makeba, on Um Corpo no Mundo Luna sang about feelings of unease and alienation; borrowing from the former’s serenity and melancholy, while threading together the experiences of oppression and subjugation expressed by two artistic pioneers of the Black diaspora. Listen free to Luedji Luna – Um Corpo no Mundo (Asas, Dentro Ali and more). It's all here. And I know that on Um Corpo no Mundo you sang some bits in French. Quem faz o convite pro MIMO RIO que acontece hoje, a partir das 17h no nosso canal hoje é ela: Luedji Luna Luedji Luna integra o super line up do nosso MIMO RIO, encerrando a noite de hoje, que começa com DJ MONTANO e segue com Duo Santoro, Luciane Dom, Caio Prado, Pedro Luís e Tuyo. Luedji Luna: The visual album was recorded in the summer in Bahia before the pandemic happened. 11 tracks (49:14).
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