Ara Ketu

Founded in: 1980

Founded in 1980 The Bloco Ara Ketu exists from the 8th of March 1980 when wome people from the neighbourhood of Periperi (suburd of Salvador) decided to form a bloco to participate in Bahia's carnival. The name of this Bloco (Ara Ketu menas "People of Ketu") ad well as the theme of the clothes and music shows the groups will to show and spread the Afro-Bahina culture, at that time in a strong renaissance progress in Brazil. Of all the Afro Blocos Ara Ketu was always he least discriminating one admitting people of all sexes, colors and religions, showing as one of the most open Blocos. This is why Ara Ketu gained the admirement of the audience and became of the champion of Salvadors carnival for 3 sequent years. This block nowada playes Afro-Popo with a lot of percursion but helped by guitars, and systethysers.