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The Karuana choir in Berlin - Indigenous knowledge, art and culture in the fight against climate change
A workshop for singing as a form of activism
17. May 2024
13.00-17.00
13.00-17.00
Save the Date
for adults
in English/in Portuguese
The workshop aims to promote exchange between the Karuana and members of musical groups from Berlin who, like them, are trying to spread a political message through their art. The aim is not only to strengthen everyone's initiative, but also to enable/catalyze connections and future synergies.
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Topics of the program are European imaginaries of Indigeous people, contemporary discussions on Indigenous identities, Indigenous diversity, the role of Indigenous people and their ancestral knowledge in the fight against climate change, and an instrumental workshop to learn basic knowledge of indigenous ancestral rhytms with the Tambor and the Maracas.
The Karuana is a collective of indigenous women, musical group of artists and activists from the Borari, Kumaruara, Tupinambá, Munduruku and Tapajó ethnic groups in the Baixo-Tapajós region of the Amazon. Protagonists in the fight for climate justice in the territory through art, the collective emerged in 2018 with the mission of echoing the voice of indigenous women to the world in defense of rivers, forests and the rights of indigenous peoples, as well as cultural resistance and the fight for good living. The name Karuana pays homage to the protectors of rivers and forests, the enchanted ones from the bottom of the rivers and the bowels of the forest. The forest is our school of art, which inspires our musical compositions, sung in our indigenous language, nheengatu, and to the rhythm of carimbó, a musical genre of Afro-indigenous origins. Next to the singing praxis the Karuanas promote the occupation and creation of spaces for discussions and experiences, with lots of knowledge, exchanges, listening and respect, with plural issues on territory, indigenous rights, spirituality, contemporary indigenous art and gender.
After the concert, there will be a Q&A session with Karuana, moderated by Uriara Maciel, a black Brazilian woman who works professionally as a theater director, actress, cultural producer and activist in the feminist, anti-racist, anti-xenophobic, anti-LGBTTQIAPN+ phobia and pro-human rights movement. This event is organized by a Gente e.V. in cooperation with the Spore Initiative. More information about a Gente e.V. can be found under the following link: https://agenteev.org
