Axé: Music of a People (2017)

7.9/10 • 105 min • Documentary Music

Overview

Originally from Bahia and considered today one of the most globalised musical movements in the world, Axé is a musical rhythm that carries in its essence a good part of all the musical and cultural syncretism of Bahia. The documentary brings together interviews and archive images outlining the birth of Axé.

Cast

Daniela Mercury

Carlinhos Brown

Self

Ivete Sangalo

Caetano Veloso

Gilberto Gil

Claudia Leitte

Self

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