Amanheceu, paid’égua!: o sonho cabano faz samba de enredo no carnaval paraense

Abstract

This research focuses on the creative process used to compose three samba themes of Belém do Pará samba schools: Amanheceu (1985), Grêmio Recreativo Jurunense Rancho não posso me Amofiná; Paid'égua (1986), Samba Empério quem são eles, and Sonho Cabano (1985) Academicos Escola de Samba da Pedreira. The overall goal is to investigate aspects of the creative processes of these sambas. Since the studied object is samba schools, it was grounded in the context of Ethnomusicology and from the theorists´ perspectives. The specific objectives are to: To know the artistic career of the composers of the sambas mentioned, to check the historical aspects of the three samba schools, and analyze the three samba themes. Therefore, we took into account the artistic trajectories of their composers, carnival history in Belém do Pará and the three samba schools where the samba themes had their origins in. The methodological process relied on literature on general carnival, paraense carnival, oral history, ethnomusicology, standard samba, samba themes, military dictatorship and Cabanagem movement. The research was also based on documentary survey in newspapers, magazines and periodicals in order to obtain grants including images. The field work was directed to the development of semi-structured interviews with not only the composers of the three samba themes but also some people who although not on the list of composers, show marked paths in Para carnival. After obtaining the data, the analysis of the sambas and the creative processes of their composers was proceed.