Por que cantam os Kisêdjê
by Anthony Seeger, Guilherme Werlang, Yaiku, Kambrinti Suya, Kamikia Kisêdjê, Kokoyamãratxi Suya, Winti Suya, Associação Indígena Kĩsêdjê, Video nas Aldeias (Project)
Suya IndiansMusicHistory and criticismIndians of South AmericaSocial life and customsRites and ceremoniesFolk music
Like many other South American Indian communities, the Suya (or Kisêdjê) Indians of Mato Grosso, Brazil devote a great deal of time and energy to making music, especially singing. Anthony Seeger considers the reasons for the importance of music for the Kisêdjê -- and by extension for other groups -- through an examination of myth telling, speech making, and singing in an initiation ceremony.
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