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Olodum is a ''bloco-afro'' from Salvador’s carnival, in Bahia. It was founded on April 25, 1979 during the carnival season as a leisure option for residents of Maciel-Pelourinho, guaranteeing them the right to play at the carnival in one block and in an organized manner. It is a non-governmental organization of the Brazilian black movement. Its headquarters are located in the historic center of Salvador, Pelourinho, which hosts most of its presentations. Its CEO is João Jorge Rodrigues. Olodum develops activism to combat social discrimination, boost the self-esteem and pride of African-Brazilians, and defend and fight to secure civil and human rights for marginalized people in Bahia and Brazil. Currently, it has a social project called Escola Olodum (Olodum School). == Banda Olodum (Olodum's Band) == Founded as an African block of the carnival in Salvador in 1979, Olodum is currently a cultural group considered a Non-governmental organization. After their first run in 1980’s carnival, the band acquired almost two thousand associates and began to talk about historic themes about African and Brazilian culture. The band’s first LP was called “Egito, Madagascar” and was recorded in 1987, and became famous with the song “Faraó, Divindade do Egito”. The idea of this LP was to honor the roots of the group and show to the country "Mamma Africa," and to show, too, how the group was born (from the drums to the influences of African Gods). Just after, Olodum startedto be known in the entire world as an African-Brazilian percussive group and performed in Europe, Japan, and almost all of South America. In 1988, Simone recorded “Me ama mô” live, in Pelourinho, featuring Neguinho do Samba and Olodum (this record is in Simone’s album, "Simone"). One of the biggest moments for the group was in 1990, when they participated of the Paul Simon song, “The Obvious Child” from the album “The Rhythm of the Saints,” and the video clip was recorded in Pelourinho and watched by more than one hundred countries. After this, Olodum recorded with famous artists from Brazil and other countries, such as, for example, Wayne Shorter, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Cliff, Herbie Hancock, and Caetano Veloso. In 1996, the band appeared in Heavy Metal band Sepultura's album "Roots." In 2013, the band played live with Kimbra on Rock in Rio's palco sunset, including a cover of "They Don't Care About Us." Beyond that, they participated in the official song, consequently in the opening too, of the FIFA World Cup 2014, with rapper Pitbull and singers Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte. Parallel to the artistic success, the band takes part in social movements against racism and for civil and human rights. On June 13, 2011, Olodum’s ex-voccalist and songwriter Germano Meneghel, author of hits like "Avisa lá," "Vem, Meu Amor," "Alegria Geral," and the posthumous "Várias Queixas," was found dead in his home. The causes of death are still unknown. Annually, since 1980, in Salvador’s Carnival, Olodum innovates with the most related topics to the importance of African culture to the construction of society, as in the 2014 carnival theme, "Ashanti - The Golden Throne and the Queen Yaa Asantewaa." And the theme song is chosen in a songwriter competition called FEMADUM (in English, Olodum’s Music and Arts Festival). Below are all the themes and their years already addressed by Olodum: 1980.Olodum in Friday 1981.Party for the King of Oyo - Nigeria 1982. Guinea-Bissau - Star of the African Revolution 1984.Tanzania 1985.Mozambique 1986.Cuba 1987.Egypt of the Pharaohs 1988.Madagascar 1989.Nubia, Axum and Ethiopia 1990. Sahara Desert to the northeast of Brazil 1991. From Atlantis to Bahia, The Sea is the Way 1992. India - The Paths of Faith 1993. The Treasures of Tutankhamun 1994. Tropicalismo - The Movement 1995. The Children of the Sun 1996. The Children of the Sea 1997. Black Rome - Gladiators of Negritude 1998. The Revolt of Buzios - 200 years of the Freedom Route 1999.The Children of the Fire 2000. From Egypt to Bahia - The Way of Eternity 2001. Africa, Asia and Brazil - The Three Worlds 2002. Olodum - The New Tent of Miracles 2003. Legend of the Rainbow 2004. Tuareg - African Desert Warriors 2005. Solar couple - Akhenaten and Nefertiti 2006. Angola - The Motherland for All of Millions 2007. Morocco - Country of the Senses 2008. South Africa - Football and Passion 2009. Mali - Dogon, the Star People 2010. India, Brazil and South Africa - The Third Vision 2011. Drums, Papyrus and Twitter - The History of Writing 2012. Valley of the Kings - The Seven Doors Energy 2013. Samba, Soccer and Joy - Roots of Brazil 2014. Ashanti - The Golden Throne and the Queen Yaa Asantewaa 2015. Ethiopia - The Cross of Lalibela. The Given Word 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Olodum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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