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Making Samba: A New History of Race and Music in Brazil
October 16, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Ashby Lecture Series Dialogue 2
MAKING SAMBA: A New History of Race and Music in Brazil
October 16, 2025
5:00 – 6:30 pm
ONLINE – Webinar requires registration
Book author talk and Q&A
Join us online for a special author talk with Dr. Marc A. Hertzman on his book Making Samba. We’ll revisit the story of Donga’s “Pelo Telefone” (1916) and the controversies that reshaped Brazilian music, race, and national identity. The conversation will be mediated by Dr. Ana Paula Höfling (UNCG Dance Department), with space for dialogue and Q&A.
The book: https://www.dukeupress.edu/making-samba
