Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK: Luedji Luna

Tiny Desk Meets AFROPUNK was the opening event of AFROPUNK s Black Spring festival. The virtual celebration, hosted by Jorge Gitoo Wright, highlighted outstanding talent in AfroLatin and AfroCaribbean music across the globe. Our showcase featured four artists who honored their homes and celebrated the art their heritage has inspired. LaTesha Harris, May 2, 2021 I feel that we are living in a crazy moment in a crazy time and music has been a safe place for me the only safe place for me, Luedji Luna says in a low, alluring voice as she explains the purpose of her latest album, Bom Mesmo É Estar Debaixo D Água. The album, much like the Brazillian singersongwriters s Tiny Desk performance, is a respite from these times. Elements of jazz and blues are infused with African rhythms as Luna uses music to express her ongoing struggles for autonomy as a Black woman. She performs from her coastal hometown of Bahia in the city of Salvador, Brazil,