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The Saya is a music and dance that originated in Los Yungas-Chicaloma Bolivia. The artform's name comes from the Kikongo term nsaya, which means communal work led by a singing voice, akin to a work song.[citation needed] The Saya's instrumentation and dance also reflects the influence of traditional Andean music.
Enslaved Africans were taken to South America to work in a range of industries. Their customs, music, was merged with the native cultures gave rise to mixtures. The specific history of many of these practices has disappeared, but many authors have worked to identify cultural survivals in Afro-descended groups throughout South America.[1]
Many dances have been derived from the Saya. Caporales was based on these dances, created and presented to the public for the first time in 1969 by the Estrada brothers who were inspired in the Afro-Bolivian Saya character of the Caporal.[2] This character was, in turn, inspired by the foreman on the haciendas of the Yungas.
In the present day, Afro-Bolivians have used the Saya in their struggle to reclaim their rights within Bolivian society. In this movement, the Saya has functioned both as a way of expressing and solidifying Afro-Bolivian identity among black Bolivians, and as a way to express their identity in the context of national social movements based on ethnic identities.[3][4]
Many festivals where the dance is performed have a prominent religious aspect. One supposedly dances for The Virgin Mary and promises to dance for three years of one's life.
Dances derived from the Sayaedit
In Caporales, the male dancer looks near identical to his Caporal counterpart. However, while the Caporal outfit is usually larger and constricting, a Saya uniform is usually made from lighter material and fitted to the body for better, more fluid arm movement. Sometimes a whip may be used like in Caporales, but this is the exception and is more popular to dance simply with white or black gloves (depending on the uniform colors). Female dancers also have a more fitted and relaxed outfit compared to their Caporal counterparts. The differences in that case, however, are more subtle (lighter material, less skirt, laced sleeves, etc.)
The Caporales is usually considered very masculine: men will move and use their arms with much emphasis on looking strong and "macho". Women, while emulating the men's moves, will simply concentrate on showing off their legs and skirts in a flirtatious manner.
The rhythms of all of these dances are different from the Saya as well as the whole dance. Caporales is especially appreciated by young people of the middle and upper class who form huge Caporales groups for Carnival, Gran Poder and other "entradas".
External linksedit
Educational video on Afro-Bolivian Saya
Referencesedit
^Walker, Sheila (2001). African Roots of American Cultures: Africa in the Creation of the Americas. Rowman and Littlefield. ISBN978-0-7425-0165-2.
^. unet.univie.ac.at. Archived from the original on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
^"Project on Connections between Bolivia and Brazil". projetoparaleloquinze.blogspot.com/. from the original on 2014-06-03.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Saya art form news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish June 2011 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Spanish article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 5 023 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es Saya baile see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated es Saya baile to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Saya is a music and dance that originated in Los Yungas Chicaloma Bolivia The artform s name comes from the Kikongo term nsaya which means communal work led by a singing voice akin to a work song citation needed The Saya s instrumentation and dance also reflects the influence of traditional Andean music Enslaved Africans were taken to South America to work in a range of industries Their customs music was merged with the native cultures gave rise to mixtures The specific history of many of these practices has disappeared but many authors have worked to identify cultural survivals in Afro descended groups throughout South America 1 Many dances have been derived from the Saya Caporales was based on these dances created and presented to the public for the first time in 1969 by the Estrada brothers who were inspired in the Afro Bolivian Saya character of the Caporal 2 This character was in turn inspired by the foreman on the haciendas of the Yungas In the present day Afro Bolivians have used the Saya in their struggle to reclaim their rights within Bolivian society In this movement the Saya has functioned both as a way of expressing and solidifying Afro Bolivian identity among black Bolivians and as a way to express their identity in the context of national social movements based on ethnic identities 3 4 Many festivals where the dance is performed have a prominent religious aspect One supposedly dances for The Virgin Mary and promises to dance for three years of one s life Dances derived from the Saya editIn Caporales the male dancer looks near identical to his Caporal counterpart However while the Caporal outfit is usually larger and constricting a Saya uniform is usually made from lighter material and fitted to the body for better more fluid arm movement Sometimes a whip may be used like in Caporales but this is the exception and is more popular to dance simply with white or black gloves depending on the uniform colors Female dancers also have a more fitted and relaxed outfit compared to their Caporal counterparts The differences in that case however are more subtle lighter material less skirt laced sleeves etc The Caporales is usually considered very masculine men will move and use their arms with much emphasis on looking strong and macho Women while emulating the men s moves will simply concentrate on showing off their legs and skirts in a flirtatious manner The rhythms of all of these dances are different from the Saya as well as the whole dance Caporales is especially appreciated by young people of the middle and upper class who form huge Caporales groups for Carnival Gran Poder and other entradas External links editEducational video on Afro Bolivian SayaReferences edit Walker Sheila 2001 African Roots of American Cultures Africa in the Creation of the Americas Rowman and Littlefield ISBN 978 0 7425 0165 2 Danzas autoctonas de Bolivia unet univie ac at Archived from the original on 2012 02 22 Retrieved 2009 10 22 Project on Connections between Bolivia and Brazil projetoparaleloquinze blogspot com Archived from the original on 2014 06 03 We of the Saya Pushing for Afro Bolivian Existence Archived from the original on 2014 05 31 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saya art form amp oldid 1212619687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
