Viva nossa boa união! o saber corpo-musical no grupo Kambaiá - Cia de Moçambique de São Benedito, São Paulo

Abstract

This work seeks to present and analyze part of the knowledge of the Afro-diasporic tradition of moçambique de bastão paulista, focusing on the Kambaiá Group - Cia. de Moçambique de São Benedito, located in São Paulo - SP and led by mestre Silvio Antonio de Oliveira. I opted for the perspective of the crossroads, where various fields of study coexist and complement each other: history, the study of movement and music. In this context, the traditional knowledge presented is conceived as body-musical knowledge. This work was structured on the basis of methodologies learned in the context of tradition and prioritizes collective making. For this reason, this dissertation presents modes of presentation and analysis that include resources other than Western writing, giving space to the body, sound and voices of other members of the company, since I, the writer of this text, have also been part of the group since 2018. This methodological and epistemological conception is made through the use of audiovisual material and various types of musical and movement notation, which is why, still in this summary, I kindly ask you to pay attention to the indications, the references to links are part of the proposal and are not just footnotes.