Reggae and transformation: the fight against racism gets music from Brazilian Rafael Pondé! Check it out!

Living in the American capital, Washington D.C, singer and songwriter Rafael Pondé participates in the “Black Lives Matter” movement, intensified in the USA after the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis police. The unfortunate fact had repercussions across the world even during the pandemic, not because it was something new, but precisely because in all four corners of the world there are people uncomfortable with genocide motivated by the color of their skin. Pondé contributes to this fight against racism, with what he does best: composing songs. He has just composed and recorded “Vidas Negras Importam” in co-production with fellow Bahian Allex Andrade, who currently lives in Hawaii.The musician returns to his Reggae musical origins, as he began his career in the band Diamba in 1996, in addition to being part of Natiruts. It is worth remembering that Pondé is the grandnephew of the composer Humberto Porto, from the Golden Age of Radio, a pioneer in Brazilian popular music to address the theme of candomblé and precursor of the genre called lament. The track “Vidas Negras Importam” is now available in two versions on the main digital platforms. The Dub version features singer Rafael Cardoso de Juiz de Fora on vocals.