SAMBA DE COURO EM TRANCOSO-BA E SUAS EPISTEMES CORPORIFICADAS

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.71199/3d499783

Keywords:

Samba de Couro, popular demonstrations, body knowledge

Abstract

This paper seeks to understand the Samba de Couro (leather samba) that takes place in Trancoso, Bahia, as a movement of resistance, cultural memory, and knowledge production. We present the ancestral knowledge that emerges from this popular manifestation, knowledge of Afro-diasporic origins that originated in the bodies of enslaved Black Africans and is present in the rites that constitute the festivals in which samba is performed. In this article, I will focus on the celebration of Saint Sebastian. The times of this samba are described through the accounts of two native samba dancers who have experienced this popular manifestation since their childhood in the region. Fetching the pole from the forest, taking it to be prepared, and cutting flags, ribbons, and flowers for decorations are moments that precede the festival itself, which will be described and analyzed throughout this study. Samba de Couro is a scenic, poetic, and musical tradition that occurs at various celebrations throughout the country. To understand how Samba de Couro is configured as an episteme, I draw on the reflections of Simas and Rufino (2018), Souza and Barbosa (2012), Domenici (2009) and Kaphagawani and Malherbe (2019).

Author Biographies

  • MARCUS VINICIUS CARVALHO, UFSB

    Marcus Vinicius Carvalho holds a Bachelor's degree in Music from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) in 2018. He served as a two-year scholarship holder in the Institutional Teaching Initiation Scholarship Program (PIBID) and another two years in the Tutorial Education Program (PET). During this time, he participated in outreach groups, organized academic events, and participated in cultural projects and research groups. He also sang as a backing vocalist in forró bands and for nine years in specialized bands for private events in his hometown of Fortaleza, Ceará, with a repertoire ranging from jazz to funk carioca. He currently teaches singing, keyboard, and guitar at the Trancoso Institute, located in the Trancoso district of Porto Seguro, Bahia. He holds a degree in Expanded Dramaturgy of the Body and Popular Knowledge from the Federal University of Southern Bahia (UFSB). He is currently a master's student at the Graduate Program in Arts (PPGA) - Porto Seguro.

  • Eloísa Leite Domenici Domenici, UFSB

    Professora Titular do Centro de Formação em Artes e Comunicação da Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia. Professora do Programa de Pós-graduação em Artes Cênicas da UFBA e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Artes da UFSB. Artista da Dança e pesquisadora, seus temas principais de pesquisa são as chamadas danças populares brasileiras, o corpo cênico e a educação somática.

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Foto em preto e branco de um passista de Frevo saltando e abrindo as pernas no ar, com uma sobrinha na mão e um gorro na cabeça sobre um assoalho de madeira tendo outros dançarinos ao lado e dentro de um roda de pessoas que o observam.

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Published

2025-12-31

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2025): Dossier – Ethnomusicology of Celebration: Encounters, Confluences, and Celebrations

Section

Dossiê – "Etnomusicologia da Festa: Encontros, Confluências e Celebrações"

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SAMBA DE COURO EM TRANCOSO-BA E SUAS EPISTEMES CORPORIFICADAS. (2025). Music and Culture Journal, 14(1), 261-285. https://doi.org/10.71199/3d499783