MULHERES NEGRAS NA MÚSICA BRASILEIRA: RESISTÊNCIA, IDENTIDADE E AFIRMAÇÃO CULTURAL

Abstract

This article explores the significant contributions of Black women to Brazilian music, focusing on the trajectories of Carolina Maria de Jesus, Clementina de Jesus, Luedji Luna, and Lenilde Ramos. Throughout their careers, these women have used music as a powerful tool of resistance against racial and social oppression. Through their artistic productions, they have enriched and shaped genres such as samba and the "rock de botina," a genre in which Lenilde Ramos defines herself. Drawing from their lived experiences of exclusion, they transformed pain into powerful expressions of identity and protest. The study also addresses the issues of invisibility and marginalization faced by these women in the music industry and presents potential solutions for acknowledging their contributions. Finally, it includes personal reflections from the perspective of a Black woman and singer on the ongoing struggle for space and recognition in the music industry.