Geopolítica da razão afrodiaspórica: olhares e reflexões sobre intercâmbios entre culturas sonoras em África e na diáspora atlântica

Abstract

In a moment that signals profound transformations in the model of relations developed within the international community—where countries have established commercial, economic, and development cooperation connections which are now under threat—a new ordering of the system seems to be taking shape. The concept of sovereignty also appears to be under reformulation, one of the characteristics that provide the foundation for the concept of the State and that once seemed consolidated in studies of Social Sciences and International Relations. Within this panorama, the analysis of the constitution of a rationale for Black diasporas located in the Americas, in close contact with African and Indigenous populations and heritages, through the study of cooperation relations for development in the cultural sector, becomes important for the (re)construction of these ties on new grounds. It emerges as an alternative for understanding the actions carried out among Global South countries, including the rapprochement between African nations and Black diasporas in the Americas. To this end, documentary research was conducted, analyzing reports from various events aimed at strengthening relations between Black diasporas and the African continent, as well as documents that established bilateral agreements between Brazil—a major Black diaspora—and African continent. Brazilian sound cultures were also examined, notably schools of samba and Afro blocos, which have reflected and continue to reflect the creation of imaginaries about specific countries and the African continent itself during the periods of these events and agreements, mirroring the interests of States and organizations, particularly those connected to Pan-Africanist thought and Ubuntu philosophy. For this purpose, references from Pan Africanist, gender, ethnomusicology, history, post-structuralist, and decolonial studies were employed.