What is the purpose of music in Candomblé rituals? To tell stories about orixás, including tales of triumph and victory in the context of colonial Brazil and Nigeria To commemorate historic ties between Brazil and Nigeria, particularly the Yoruba and Fon regions in the country's southwest. To generate axé, call orixás into a ritual, and move initiates into states of possession and trance To promote representation of Afro-diasporic rhythmic qualities in Brazilian popular and folk music and contest narratives of whiteness in Brazilian popular songs All of the abov