(2) Dance
(1) Literature
(1) Music
(2) Modernism in Africa
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Modernism in Africa
By Mahmoud, Yahia
Though they often escape critical scrutiny, concepts such as modernism, modernity, and modernization are at the heart of the concept of development, and thus omnipresent…
By Lior, Mika
Modern samba music and dance began in Rio de Janeiro's Afro-Brazilian communities in the early 1900s and spread rapidly to international audiences through twentieth-century technologies…
By Höfling, Ana Paula
Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian movement practice that has been categorized as national sport, folklore, martial art, and dance. Although capoeira has been considered a game…
Hofmannsthal, Hugo von (1874–1929)
By George, Alys
Hugo von Hofmannsthal was a leading Austrian writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His prolific works span a wide range of genres,…
Cardoso, Lindembergue (1939–1989)
By Nogueira, Ilza
Lindembergue Cardoso was one of the major representatives of the Composers' Group of Bahia, a state of Brazil. He was born in Livramento de Nossa…