Philippines – “Benguet Houses turned into Colorful Mural”
“The project was adapted from the favela paintings in Brazil.
The project is a first in the country, and is designed by the Tam-awan Village artists. The main theme of the mural is the sunflower…
Over 18,000 square meters or 150 houses will be painted.
…The residents themselves are the ones painting the houses along with other volunteers, like students and members of the police.
The paint is free and the residents recognize the economic benefits they will gain from the project.
Some of them are looking forward to expanding their businesses.”
Read more about it here
Mexico – “Mexican Government Let Street Artists Paint 200 Houses To Unite The Community”
Read more about it here
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What do we do about social perception towards marginalized communities?
To quote the original video that you can find here: “…although these communities cover nearly every hillside of the city, this somehow did not seem to be considered a legitimate part of it. They were feared, endured constant negative portrayal in the media, and suffered under heavy conflicts between drug gangs and police. Self-built and self-organized, to us the favela seemed to be full of creativity and hope. This made us think, then suddenly we had a crazy idea. What if we could paint all these houses in the communities into unifying designs. It could make the neighbourhood look more beautiful and as for attention: in a positive way. You could make people stop and look…and show the outside world what proud and vibrant communities favelas really are.”
Here’s a good talk about that.
https://embed-ssl.ted.com/talks/haas_hahn_how_painting_can_transform_communities.html
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Check out Haas & Hahn’s page here
And their Twitter here
And their Instagram here
Check out the Ted page here
…by Shalak Attack (from Chile based in Toronto, ON), Bruno Smoky (from Sao Paulo, Brazil, based in Toronto, ON), and Fiya Bruxa (Chile, currently based in Toronto, ON)
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Met Shalak Attack and Bruno Smoky at a coffee shop. I was doodling and they approached me (“Oh I think she’s an artist too!”). We briefly talked about art and communities in the city. They just got in the city from Cuba but have been traveling all over Canada, making art and getting involved in projects.
There’s not a lot of female street artists and from what I’ve gathered, and read, so it was pretty cool to have met one.
For those of you wondering where in Toronto it is, it’s right at Lawrence and Caledonia
Check out Shalak Attack’s site here
And her Facebook here
And her Instagram here
Check out Bruno Smoky’s site here
And his Facebook here
And his Instagram here
Check out Fiya Bruxa’s site here
And her Instagram here
Find out more about Essencia Art Collective here
And an interview with Shalak Attack
…directed by Diplo, as Wesley Pentz (USA) and Leandro HBL (Brazil)
“For 20 years, a subculture has emerged in Brazil under society’s radar. It is the culture surrounding ‘funk carioca’, a musical rhythm which mixes the American electronic funk of the 1980’s with the most diverse influences of Brazilian music. ‘Baile funk’ is one of the most interesting musical movements in the world, but it comes from what is at times, one of the most violent and poorest places in the world: the slums of Rio de Janeiro (favelas). this music is the personalization of the raw element. Bombastic rhythms coming from the American Miami Bass and samples are fused with powerful rap vocals using Brazilian slang. This documentary tells stories of sex, love, poverty, and pride among Rio’s marginalized people. They have their own language, style, and heroes. It’s a film that’s fast, heavy, and violent like the city itself.”
– Written by Mad Decent
favela on blast – us version – with english subtitles from joonspoon on Vimeo.
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Check out Mad Decent’s (Diplo) site here
And Mosquito Project (Leandro HBL) here
And check out the flick’s IMDB page here
…translated “In the balance of the Canoe”
…a track by Maga Bo (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) from the album “Quilombo du Futuro”
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You can buy the album on Bandcamp here
Check out Maga Bo’s site here
And his Soundcloud here
…is an Afro, Brazilian, Latin, Caribbean Funk and Soul music festival/community.
I’ve been a long fan of Ghislain Poirier, but I’ve just never gotten the chance to see him in person…so I was pretty delighted when they announced a surprise guest DJ I’ve been a long withstanding fan of as well, DJ Rupture 😊
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Dub Connection Sound System and Dub Stuy Records are also affiliated with these guys
…by Schlachthofbronx (Munich, Germany)
“Carimbó is a Brazilian dance. The dance was a common dance in the northern part of Brazil, from the time that Brazil was still a Portuguese colony, originally from the Brazilian region of Pará, around Marajó island and the capital city of Belém…”
– Wikipedia
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❤❤❤ ^_^
Check out Schlachthofbronx’s Official site here
And their Soundcloud here
And their Facebook here
And their Twitter here
Read more about Carimbó on Wiki here.
… by Paulo Coelho (from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, currently based in Switzerland)
“This is the magical story of Santiago, a shepherd boy who dreams of traveling the world to seek the most wonderful treasures known to man. From his home in Spain, he journeys to the markets of Tangiers and, from there, into the Egyptian desert, where a fateful encounter with the Alchemist awaits him.”
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Still one of my favourites.
Read about it here… like, if you just want a summary… but, no, seriously, read it.