英语听力：自然百科 热带风潮的革命 Tropicalia Revolution—21

 This was a period when black communities across the Americas were taking renewed entrust¹ in their African roots. In the United States, it was the era of black pride and an emphasis on black history, while in Africa itself in the early 70s, guerrilla fighters in Portugal’s colonies of Guinea-Bissau, Angola and Mozambique were engaged in a bitter liberation war, a struggle closely followed in the former Portuguese² colony of Brazil. All this have an impact on black Brazilians, particularly in Salvador, Bahia, which has the largest black population in Brazil. While singer-songwriters in Rio fooled the military by trying to be censorship, musicians in Salvador reacted by stressing their links with Africa. Playing a key role in this new movement was Gilberto Gil. 

 

Getting back that helped me to understand how African we were and how important actual African music would be for us, so that we could make the links and link the history. The exile helped a lot to identify Africa, you know, in Brazil, in Africa, in Brazilian culture. 

 

In Salvador there are reminders³ of African culture everywhere. From the cap wear and the martial⁴ arts dance developed by the slaves to practice their fighting technics without the Portuguese colonialists realizing what was going on, through to the Candomblé religion, which is still widely practiced in Brazil, especially in Salvador where the rhythms used in Candomblé ceremonies influenced the earliest forms of samba. 

 

On this return from exile, Gilberto Gil sort out Filhos De Gandhi, the sons of Gandhi, the most colorful Candomblé practitioners⁵ in Salvador. They’re a Bloco Afro, a black group who parade during carnival⁶ and they adopted their name when one of their founders⁷ saw a film about the Indian leader.

1 entrust   

v.信赖，信托，交托

参考例句：

• I couldn't entrust my children to strangers.我不能把孩子交给陌生人照看。
• They can be entrusted to solve major national problems.可以委托他们解决重大国家问题。

2 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

3 reminders   

n.令人回忆起…的东西( reminder的名词复数 )；提醒…的东西；（告知该做某事的）通知单；提示信

参考例句：

• The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
• The strike has delayed the mailing of tax reminders. 罢工耽搁了催税单的投寄。

4 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

5 practitioners   

n.习艺者，实习者( practitioner的名词复数 )；从业者（尤指医师）

参考例句：

• one of the greatest practitioners of science fiction 最了不起的科幻小说家之一
• The technique is experimental, but the list of its practitioners is growing. 这种技术是试验性的，但是采用它的人正在增加。 来自辞典例句

6 carnival   

n.嘉年华会，狂欢，狂欢节，巡回表演

参考例句：

• I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
• Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。

7 founders   

n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 来自辞典例句
• The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。 来自辞典例句