La Música de los Wiwa
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11m
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The Wiwa is an indigenous people living in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. This short film explores the musical practices of the Wiwa Community of Gotsezhy. Wiwa music is directly related nature, spirituality and healing. According to Wiwa mythology, their ancestral musical practices ensure harmony and well-being among all living beings by restoring order in the universe. The Wiwa live in remote villages of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta with limited influence from the outside world, holding on to their cultural and religious traditions. Although most members of this community learn Spanish in a small village school, the language of everyday communication is still their Wiwa language (damana). Their villages are part of a larger network of indigenous communities in this area and are largely self-sustaining.
Directed by Michael Brims & Jaime Bofill
Michael Brims is a documentary filmmaker & video artist from
Germany living in Houston, Texas. He is also an associate professor for Art, Communication & Digital Media Studies at the University of Houston Clear Lake. His documentary work focuses on Latin American musical traditions and as aspects of sustainability.
Jaime Bofill is a musicologist and an assistant professor at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico. His research focuses on Latin American music and the relationship between sound, music and environment.
Los Wiwa son un pueblo indígena que habita en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, en Colombia. Este cortometraje explora las prácticas musicales de la comunidad Wiwa de Gotsezhy. La música Wiwa está directamente relacionada con la naturaleza, la espiritualidad y la sanación. Según la mitología Wiwa, sus prácticas musicales ancestrales garantizan la armonía y el bienestar de todos los seres vivos al restaurar el orden en el universo. Los Wiwa viven en aldeas remotas de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, con una influencia limitada del mundo exterior, preservando sus tradiciones culturales y religiosas. Aunque la mayoría de los miembros de esta comunidad aprenden español en una pequeña escuela local, el idioma que emplean en su comunicación cotidiana sigue siendo su lengua materna, el Wiwa (damana). Sus aldeas forman parte de una red más amplia de comunidades indígenas en la región y son, en gran medida, autosuficientes.
Dirigido por Michael Brims y Jaime Bofill.
Michael Brims es un documentalista y videoartista de origen alemán que reside en Houston, Texas. Es, además, profesor asociado de Arte, Comunicación y Estudios de Medios Digitales en la Universidad de Houston-Clear Lake. Su trabajo documental se centra en las tradiciones musicales latinoamericanas y en diversos aspectos de la sostenibilidad.
Jaime Bofill es musicólogo y profesor asistente en el Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico. Su investigación se centra en la música latinoamericana y en la relación entre el sonido, la música y el entorno.
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