It’s been a minute since it was beach time….
We’ll return shortly, but until then, here’s a piece from the prehistory of Echo Locator. It’s a travel journal from a trip I took years ago to Brazil, fleeing another cold January in the Northeast.
On Carnaval, Savoring the Message Inside the Samba.
·
Carlinhos de Jesus, master choreographer, at a Mangueira rehearsal SALVADOR DE BAHIA — We were sitting in a cafe with a view of the Pelourinho, the historic city square in Bahia, observing a group of mostly old men hunched over instruments around a table.