Artist replaced the mention of ‘Iemanjá’ with ‘Rei Yeshua’ in the song ‘Caranguejo’ during a performance last Saturday (14), in Salvador
da received a complaint against the singer, alleging a discriminatory attitude towards culture. The controversy arose during a performance in which the artist replaced the mention of “Iemanjá” with “Rei Yeshua” in the song “Caranguejo”. The term Yeshua means “save” in Hebrew and, in some religions, the word is considered to be the original name of Jesus Christ.
The complaint was formalized by Iyalorixá Jaciara Ribeiro and IDAFRO, priestess of Ilê Axè Abassa de Ogum, and Idafro (Institute for the Defense of the Rights of Afro-Brazilian Religions), who argue that Claudia’s conduct is defamatory and degrading. They claim that the change in lyrics could be interpreted as an act of religious intolerance and religious racism, which could lead to further investigation into the case.
Furthermore, the situation is not isolated, as the same change had already occurred in another previous performance by the singer. Salvador’s Secretary of Culture, Pedro Tourinho, also spoke out on the matter, stating that the removal of references to Orixás in music is a form of racism that must be combated.
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And it’s not like Claudia Leitte never fails with her religious intolerance. Again, she changed the lyrics to one of her hit songs. Again, he changed “greeting Queen Iemanjá” to “I sing my king Yeshua”, which means Jesus in Hebrew. He took a religious reference straight out of his face…
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