Brazil Slide Series: Collection Candomble, Slide No. 0046.

Creator

Herbert Knup
Jon M. Tolman
Siegfried Muhlhausser

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Publication Date

3-2-2009

Description

From the ranks of the members of the Candomble both men and women "oguns" are selected. The oguns are lay people who perform specific functions to insure that the cults can operate. Among these tasks is the music that accompanies the dancing and singing, which is performed by men.Homens e mulheres "oguns" são selecionados do corpo de membros do candomblé. Os oguns são pessoas leigas que desempenham funções específicas para o bom funcionamento do culto. Entre suas incumbências encontra-se a música que acompanha as danças e cantos, a qual é executada por homens.

Publisher

Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico

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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1994