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“When pressed, the Suyá would say that the only ones who still knew what they meant were the beings that taught the songs to the Suyá in the first place. One can go no further, for it is hard for an anthropologist to get translations directly from jaguars, birds, bees, and extinct enemies.”
― Why Suyá Sing: A Musical Anthropology of an Amazonian People
― Why Suyá Sing: A Musical Anthropology of an Amazonian People
“The Suyá reaction to my recording was one of the clearest statements I obtained about the importance of the different parts to the total sound. The melody line - the clearly organized tone and rythm being performed by the older men - was only part of the desired effect, which also included the apparently irreverent calls, shouts, and giggles.”
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“Increasingly anthropologists are being asked "what can you do for us?" by the people whose societies they are doing research on. It is sometimes a disturbing question, but generally a healthy one, indicating an end to some forms of colonial domination. The Suyá never asked us this question, partly because they knew what they wanted us for: we could become "their Whites", bring them things they wanted, treat the sick, answer questions they had about our world, and sing for them.”
― Why Suyá Sing: A Musical Anthropology of an Amazonian People
― Why Suyá Sing: A Musical Anthropology of an Amazonian People
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