Ilê Aiyê is a carnival block from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is located in the Curuzu/Liberdade neighborhood, the largest afro-descendent population area...

aimed to recreate and strengthen their community through their music. Ilê Aiyê, was founded in 1974. Like many blocos, they are not just a large band...

dictatorship, defined by many as Brazil's darkest period, when a group called Ilê Aiyê came together to protest black exclusion within the majority black state...

Paris in 1997 by Giba Gonçalves, a Bahian percussionist with links to Ilê Aiyê, Olodum, Muzenza, Male Debale, Jimmy Cliff, Tupi Nago, and Kaoma. Batala...

activists formed Ilê Aiyê, a music ensemble that derived their heavy rhythm from Candomblé’s religious ceremonies. Quickly, Ilê Aiyê gained a huge following...

instrumentation in the background playing a funk beat. Ara Ketu Badauê Ilê Aiyê Malê Debalê Monobloco Muzenza Olodum Swing do Pelo Timbalada Batuque, a...

during Carnival. The Cultural Association Ilê Aiyê is based in Liberdade on Rua Direta do Curuzu. Ilê Aiyê is a Carnival block celebrating its African...

debut came in 1982 with "Um Canto de Afoxé para o Bloco Do Ilê", a reference to Ilê Aiyê, a carnival bloco from Salvador, Bahia. In 1998, Veloso collaborated...

by IPHAN, on 7 December 2006. Modelo Market Afolabi, Niyi (2016-05-01). Ilê Aiyê in Brazil and the Reinvention of Africa. Springer. ISBN 9781137598707....

Caldas, Sara Jane, and Chiclete com Banana, along with the evolution of Ilê Aiyê and the emergence of Olodum played a part in transforming Salvador’s Carnaval...