A Journey Through the Rhythms of Carnival
By
Sebastián Zubieta
From samba to soca and candombe, AQ’s music columnist traces Carnival season’s sounds across the hemisphere.
This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on Latin America’s demographic transformation Every year, Carnival makes people dance on the streets from Montevideo to Port of Spain. So, our playlist features old and new Carnival music, with an unconnected bonus track from a very old Guatemalan collection that has become a favorite source of new finds in these playlists. Samba de Orfeuby Luiz Bonfá and Ithamara Koorax Carnival in Rio came to international attention largely through Marcel Camus’ Orfeu negro, the 1959 Oscar-winning film based on Vinícius de...
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