Drapo nou se fyete nou! (Nossa bandeira é nosso orgulho!): Sobre as relações entre música e identidade na Festa da Bandeira haitiana no Brasil
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https://doi.org/10.71199/xj3jj025Palavras-chave:
Haiti, Diáspora, Migração, Festa, BandeiraResumo
O presente artigo busca realizar uma análise etnomusicológica da Festa da Bandeira Haitiana em contexto brasileiro. Celebrada no dia 18 de maio por haitianos no Haiti e na transnacional diáspora haitiana, tal evento é data marcante no calendário e celebra mais do que a bandeira do Haiti uma identidade haitiana fundada na herança anticolonial e antirracista da Revolução Haitiana (1791-1804). Fundamentado em pesquisa etnográfica colaborativa conduzida entre artistas e a comunidade haitiana na cidade de Porto Alegre (RS), o artigo baseia-se na antropologia dos rituais e festas (DA MATTA, 1979; TESTA, 2014; HANDELMAN, 1990) e na literatura etnomusicológica sobre identidade e práticas expressivas em contextos diaspóricos (TURINO 2004; SLOBIN 1994, 2012; BAILY; COLLYER 2006; ZHENG 2010) para analisar a importância e significado da música e da performance musical para a (re)construção de uma identidade haitiana na diáspora.
This article seeks to conduct an ethnomusicological analysis of the Haitian Flag Festival in the Brazilian context. Celebrated on May 18 by Haitians in Haiti and the transnational Haitian diaspora, this event is a landmark date in the calendar and celebrates more than just the Haitian flag: it celebrates a Haitian identity founded on the anti-colonial and anti-racist legacy of the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). Grounded in collaborative ethnographic research conducted between artists and the Haitian community in the city of Porto Alegre (RS), the article draws on the anthropology of rituals and festivals (DA MATTA, 1979; TESTA, 2014; HANDELMAN, 1990) and on the ethnomusicological literature on identity and expressive practices in diasporic contexts (TURINO 2004; SLOBIN 1994, 2012; BAILY; COLLYER 2006; ZHENG 2010) to analyze the importance and meaning of music and musical performance for the (re)construction of a Haitian identity in the diaspora.
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