Video | Portrait | Jazzfest Berlin 2021
The Sound of the African Diaspora
Radio Diaspora in portrait
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The music of the duo from São Paulo, consisting of drummer Wagner Ramos and trumpeter Rômulo Alexis, is characterised by references to the sounds of the African diaspora. With samples of speeches or distinctive voices like that of Martin Luther King or Muhammad Ali, the two musicians make references to the collective memory of the Afroamerican community.
Lineup
Radio Diaspora
Wagner Ramos drums
Rômulo Alexis trumpet
Pérola Mathias interview
Bruno Rico direction, camera
Diego Arvate direction, camera, editing