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Recycled Sounds Exhibit at the Allens Lane Art Center
September 8 - September 30
Dendê Macêdo
Recycled Sounds
Sep 8 – Sep 27, 2025
Opening Reception and Live Performance: Sep 14, 4-6 pm
Allens Lane Arts Center is delighted to present Recycled Sounds, a vibrant and thought-provoking exhibition by internationally acclaimed percussionist and instrument-maker Dendê Macêdo.
Macêdo presents a striking collection ofinstruments handcrafted from found and repurposed materials. From a bucket shekere to a trash-can snare, a golf-club berimbau to a fan-base drum, each piece is an inventive fusion of rhythm, sustainability, and storytelling. These instruments don’t just make music, they carry the history of the streets, the hands that once used them, and the new life breathed into them through sound.
“When you give new life to an object, you also change the way people listen.” — Dendê Macêdo
Born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and now based in Philadelphia, Dendê Macêdo is a celebrated figure in Afro-Brazilian music. A former member of Timbalada, co-founder of the MamadêlêFoundation, and a global ambassador of samba de roda and Candomblé rhythms, his work bridges cultures, traditions, and communities.
For more information visit: https://allenslane.org/exhibitions/