Yawanawa Miami Hapé Circle & Concert

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YAWANAWA IN MIAMI: HAPÉ CIRCLE & CONCERT

It's an honor to invite you all to meet this incredible tribe from the Brazilian Amazon. They are coming from very far away to share their profound & beautiful music and chants, their wisdom, and their culture. Please join us!!!

*Receiving hapé medicine is optional.

RASU YAWANAWA

Rasu is the grandson of the great medicine man and xinaya Tata Txanu Natasheini, who was one of the most respected elders and wise men of the Yawanawa people. When he was born, Rasu was chosen and raised by Tata to be his successor, and was one of his closest students until Tata passed away a few years back at 103 years old. Rasu speaks his native language fluently and was the youngest Yawanawa to complete the highest spiritual initiation of his people, at only 17 years old. He is currently one of the chiefs of Mutum village, leading the ceremonies and taking care of tribal affairs alongside Chief Matsini. Rasu carries his grandfather’s lineage in his powerful voice and prayers, and he is a very talented multiinstrumentalist musician and composer.

TURUYUME YAWANAWA

Turuyume Yawanawa, daughter of the great student and artisan Nainawa, wise men of the medicinal plants and medicines of the forest. From an early age she was guided in the path of the medicines of the forest as this is the tradition of her people. Married for 10 years with the leader Pekarasu Yawanawa, she is a dedicated mother of four children and brings her beautiful voice within the Saitis.

ANIHU YAWANAWA

Anihu is the younger brother of the leader Rasu Yawanawa and acts as his right-hand man in traditional ceremonies. Son of the great artisan and warrior Tsatsa Wanu, and grandson of the venerable spiritual leader Tatá, Anihu began his journey through the medicines of the forest at age 12. With humility and a powerful voice, he keeps alive the tradition of his lineage in the Saitis.

THE YAWANAWA

The Yawanawa people live along the banks of the Gregorio River, in the Brazilian state of Acre. They are the guardians of some 500,000 acres of Amazonian rainforest, of which about 95% has been kept intact. In the most biodiverse biome on the planet, their ancestors developed a vast knowledge of the healing plants of the forest and a cosmovision of great spiritual wisdom.

The Yawanawa's first contact with the non-indigenous world happened a little over a hundred years ago. The initial conflicts reduced the Yawanawa family to less than 100 people. For decades they endured the presence of the rubber industry and the missionaries who invaded their lands and tried to forbid Yawanawá language, culture and spirituality. In the 1980s, their fight for the recognition of their ancestral territory led the Yawanawá to become the first indigenous people to obtain the official rights to their lands in the state of Acre.

Under the guidance and teachings of pajés Tata and Yawa, the last living elders and medicine men of their people, the Yawanawa have been on a profound journey of cultural and spiritual revival. Their sacred rituals, prayers, songs and art are now celebrated all year round. In the last 20 years, the Yawanawa leaders have been dedicated to developing a model of sustainability that allows them to engage with the outside world on their own terms, without compromising their cultural and spiritual identity. Nowadays, the Yawanawa population is estimated at over 1200 people, 80% of which are children and youth. The new generations carry their identity with pride and are committed to the continuation of the legacy of their ancestors.

In the last decade the Yawanawa youth introduced instruments such as guitars, flutes and drums into their traditional ceremonies and prayers, and an exceptional musical culture has been rising from deep in the Amazon rainforest. Combined with their powerful voices, Yawanawa music is now known around the world and the new generation of Yawanawa leaders travel the world to share the message of the forest through their ancestral prayers and phenomenal music.

HAPÉ CIRCLE

LOGISTICS

Family please eat before hand as there wont be food available for sale.

Please bring your own reusable water bottle.

While we will have cushions, feel free to bring your own.

PARKING:

Parking is super limited so please please carpool.

Host or Publisher Giselle World