Sons, torés e toantes da Corrida do Imbu: afirmação e reafirmação do ser indígena Pankararu
Pankararu Cosmology, Imbu Race, Ethnomusicology, Indigenous Music, Peoples Originating in the Northeast
We original peoples struggle daily to be able to exist within our specificities and particularities. We live constantly in the territories, cultures, our rights, this since the beginning of the invasion that began in 1500, and that extends to the present day. Given this, this research deals with an ethnography of the ritual of the imbu race, where I present territorial, cultural, political and historical issues of my people, showing the ritual musical making. My People Pankararu, which is located in the Pernambucano hinterland between the municipalities of Jatobá, Petrolândia and Tacaratu, is one of the little more than 80 peoples in the Northeast region, and as we understand that we are diverse peoples, I bring this work in a perspective of affirmation of affirmation , where I try to present a little of the cultural riches of Pankararu. The Imbu Race ritual, is the main folk ritual, which takes place annually with the arrival of the imbu fruit, and lasts for approximately three months since its beginning with the imbu's arrow. It is a celebration of life, respect for all beings that inhabit the planet. The objective is to identify / present how the imbu party appears in the process of affirming Pankararu identity, reaffirming and strengthening the indigenous being Pankararu. As we understand that we live in constant struggles, I bring this dissertation also in the perspective of resistance, showing here the protagonism of the Pankararu within our territory. Based on an ethnomusicological approach around the children, torés and toantes present in this ritual, I propose reflections on spirituality, education and identity that are directly related to our cosmology