Luedji Luna: Bom mesmo é estar debaixo d'água

This virtual concert will be available on this page at 7 p.m. ET on March 25.

Brazilian singer and composer Luedji Luna was born in Bahia, the center of Afro-Brazilian culture. In addition to concerts in Brazil, Luna has performed in Europe, the United States, and Canada. Her music combines Brazilian sounds with African rhythms and jazz, and her lyrics deal with social issues, in particular related to Black identity. She released her critically acclaimed debut record, Um Corpo no Mundo (A Body in the World), in 2017. Three years later, she released the audiovisual album Bom Mesmo é Estar Debaixo D'água (What's Really Good Is Being Underwater). The album was recorded in Kenya and co-produced by Luna and Kenyan guitarist Kato Change. The album opens a new chapter in the singer's life and career—maternity—and is essentially Luna: lightness and strength. The songs traverse jazz and African rhythms, and they are like a dip in the warm waters of Bahia. The album is political without being partisan and romantic without falling into clichés. It was nominated for a 2021 Latin Grammy.

This new video was recorded in São Paulo in February 2022. 

Luedji Luna, voice
Weslei Rodrigo, bass
Otis Selimane Remane, drums
Vinicius Sampaio, guitar
Rudson Daniel, percussion
Jonathan Vargas, keyboard

Ziati Franco, production
Flow Creative, audio and video production
Let's GIG, management

Luna is co-founder of Palavra Preta, an exhibition that brings together black female composers and poets from all over Brazil, which has taken place in Salvador and Brasília. She was a member of Bando Cumate, a collective engaged in research, dissemination, and promotion of the traditional artistic manifestations of Brazilian culture, where he participated in the "Alimacanta" singing workshop given by Argentine singer and songwriter Mariana Pereiro, which incorporates elements of Chi Kung and Yoga.

This event is part of Carnegie Hall's Afrofuturism festival.