Hailing from Salvador in Brazil, Luedji Luna aims to bridge the gap between her homeland and her African ancestry through her music. The results so far have proven both politically rousing—she covers feminism and racial issues in her firebrand lyrics—and musically groundbreaking. She skilfully imbues Brazilian rhythms with African inflections, disrupting the framework of modern jazz and R&B in the process. Cases in point include the thrillingly unpredictable “Acalanto” and “Banho de Folhas”—as well as “Notícias de Salvador”, on which she sharply observes everyday life in her hometown.