Stephanie Foden

COMMISSIONS: DIDÁ

Meet Banda Didá, a Brazilian drum group composed exclusively of black women, that is challenging gender norms. 

  • Víviam Caroline, centre, plays with Didá on the street outside Project Didá in Salvador’s historic neighborhood, Pelourinho.
  • Debora Souza, daughter of Didá founder Neguinho do Samba, checks on the women during practice.
  • The band practicies before a performance at Project Didá.
  • A Didá band member with a surdo drum, with the face of Didá founder Neguinho do Samba.
  • Carine Alves Teles dos Santos and Larissa Gabriele Rogerio put on makeup before a performance at Project Didá in Salvador's historic neighborhood, Pelourinho.
  • Jennifer Bispo takes selfie before a performance at Project Didá in Salvador's historic neighborhood, Pelourinho.
  • Adriana Portela, left, waits in the front hallway of Project Didá before a performance.
  • Didá performs on the street outside Project Didá in Salvador's historic neighborhood, Pelourinho.
  • A group of onlookers watch a Didá performance on the street outside Project Didá in Salvador's historic neighborhood, Pelourinho.
  • Carine Alves Teles dos Santos sings with the Didá band on the street outside Project Didá in Salvador's historic neighborhood, Pelourinho.
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