Índico Encounters with Lucrécia Paco and Taibo Bacar
By: Leonel Matusse Jr. Photo by: Jay Garrido Issue 66 Mar/Apr | Download Índico Encounters with Lucrécia Paco and Taibo Bacar Unravelling the memory
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By: Leonel Matusse Jr. Photo by: Jay Garrido Issue 66 Mar/Apr | Download Índico Encounters with Lucrécia Paco and Taibo Bacar Unravelling the memory
The green of the garden and the trees around the Fernando Leite Couto Foundation gained a singular highlight with the intense sun that was high over the city of Maputo.
In 1776, it was born in Zambézia, precisely in the city of Quelimane, along the banks of the Bons Sinais River
Assa Matusse doesn’t want to be put in a box, but if she must be put in one, let it be one with several rhythms, like those of afrofusion.
The pandemic forced us to schedule the interview through a video call. On the other side of the screen, Helena de Jesus appears with her contagious smile and a colored silk turban hugging her hair.
Her name is Elisa Domingas Salatiel Jamisse, but everyone knows her as Mingas. Owner of a sweet and deep voice, she has been leaving a mark on the lives of millions of Mozambicans for decades, and not only with the excitement and swing of her songs, which speak of love, challenges and achievements.