HÉLOA
AFRO BRAZILIAN
SUNDAY l MARCH 22, 2020
Festsaal Kreuzberg - Am Flutgraben 2
If the word “plural” would be the perfect fit to describe an artist this is made for Héloa.
Born in Sergipe, the singer, composer, dancer, audio visual realiser and founding partner of the ONG “Casa de Mar” highlights the connection with the Brazilian afro descendent religion “Candomble” and the indigenous people in her music.
Her second album “Opará” released in August 2019 brings the rhythm of the waters from rivers and seas, translating into arts her long term relationship with the Kariri-Xocó tribe and the Orixás from Candomblé culture.
“Eu, Oxum” is the name given to the documentary released in 2017. A story about her first steps in the Candomblé culture alongside five women inside the “Ilê Axé Omin Mafé”, a place for resistance of African mother religions.
