Jazz Meets Samba featuring Magary Lord, Juliana Ribeiro, Márcio Pereira, and Indianapolis’ Lasana Kazembe

October 01, 2025

Listen to an interview with Brazilian musicians Magary Lord, Juliana Ribeiro, Márcio Pereira, and Indianapolis’ Lasana Kazembe. They recently performed at Indy Jazz Fest as part of “Jazz Meets Samba : An Afro Brazilian Journey.”

Magary Lord is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and percussionist from Salvador, Bahia, known for blending Afro-Brazilian rhythms with broader global influences.Magary Lord has performed internationally and won top honors in Salvador’s Carnaval and collaborated with artists including Seu Jorge. 

Juliana Ribeiro is a Brazilian singer, composer and historian from Bahia whose work draws deeply from Afro-Brazilian musical traditions. Ribeiro has performed on major stages across Brazil, released critically-acclaimed albums like “Preta Brasileira.”

Márcio Pereira is a guitarist, composer, arranger, and music professor from Salvador, Bahia. Trained both in his hometown and in New Orleans, Pereira developed a distinctive style that fuses Afro-Bahian rhythms with blues and jazz influences.

Lasana D. Kazembe, Ph.D., is an award-winning educator, poet, spoken-word artist, and scholar based in Indianapolis. Kazembe has produced multimedia works including “The Voodoo of Hell’s Half-Acre”, and "Paul Robeson: Man Of The People”, which merge poetry, music, and performance.