Video | Portrait | Jazzfest Berlin 2021

The Sound of the African Diaspora

Radio Diaspora in portrait

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© Pérola Mathias, Bruno Rico, Diego Arvate

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.

Recorded in October 2021

Available from 15 October 2021

8 min

Portuguese

German, English and Portuguese

Word mark Jazzfest Berlin

Lineup

Radio Diaspora

Wagner Ramos drums
Rômulo Alexis trumpet
Pérola Mathias interview
Bruno Rico direction, camera
Diego Arvate direction, camera, editing