Mia Doi Todd — Canto de Iemanjá by Vinícius de Moraes and Baden Powell from Grace Oh on Vimeo.
Mia Doi Todd’s version of “Canto de Iemanja,” one of the original Afro-Sambas by the great Brazilian songwriters Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell, appears on her record “Cosmic Ocean Ship” and on the new “Red Hot + Rio2” compilation.
Iemanja is the Orisha or Goddess of the Ocean in the Yoruba, Candomble, and Santeria traditions. She represents divine consciousness, healing unconditional love, feminine creativity and the essence of motherhood. The video pays homage to the rituals that take place in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil at the Praia de Iemanja every year on February 2nd, her special saint’s day. Devotees …



























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