Abstract
The conception about cultural identity in Maranhão, was built around a strong tradition of rhythms, songs and dances, that are manisfested in a large calendar of popular festivals, especially, in the June period and at Carnival. From the seventies of the XX century, some segments of the Maranhão’s population, began to make contact with the Jamaican reggae rhythm, which has come to be defined as one of the most important leisure instruments for segments of the black population and people of mixed race in the suburbs of São Luís. Over the last decades, the rhythm has spread to other parts of the Island, causing rejection and acceptance reactions among different groups, stimulating debates about the issues of culture and identity, especially among intellectuals linked to the local popular culture groups. Our research was on the resignifications that this element has suffered since its dispersion through the Island, acquiring, among its followers, a proper language that is expressed through dances and other codes of communication.
Highlights
A partir dos anos setenta do século XX, alguns segmentos da população maranhense, começaram a tomar contato com o ritmo reggae jamaicano, que passou a ser definido como um dos mais importantes instrumentos de lazer para segmentos da população negra e mestiça da periferia de São Luís
The conception about cultural identity in Maranhão, was built around a strong tradition of rhythms, songs and dances, that are manisfested in a large calendar of popular festivals, especially, in the June period and at Carnival
The rhythm has spread to other parts of the Island, causing rejection and acceptance reactions among different groups, stimulating debates about the issues of culture and identity, especially among intellectuals linked to the local popular culture groups
Summary
The conception about cultural identity in Maranhão, was built around a strong tradition of rhythms, songs and dances, that are manisfested in a large calendar of popular festivals, especially, in the June period and at Carnival. A partir dos anos setenta do século XX, alguns segmentos da população maranhense, começaram a tomar contato com o ritmo reggae jamaicano, que passou a ser definido como um dos mais importantes instrumentos de lazer para segmentos da população negra e mestiça da periferia de São Luís.
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