Decolonial Possibilities of Reintroducing the Devil in the Public Space of Afro‐Ecuadorian Territories

The article discusses the decolonial possibilities of the collective design of a sound artwork in reimagining the role of two Afro‐Ecuadorian music and dance‐based events in the Afro‐Ecuadorian ancestral territories of North Esmeraldas and Chota‐Mira. The two events, Bomba del Chota and Marimba Esme...

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Autores principales:	María Gabriela López‐Yánez, María Paz Saavedra Calderón
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Publicado:	Cogitatio 2021
Materias:	afro‐ecuadorians ancestral practices bomba decoloniality marimba representations of the devil sound artwork soundscapes Sociology (General) HM401-1281
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:46dc90d593254f3687e684b6b3103a052021-11-30T10:00:22ZDecolonial Possibilities of Reintroducing the Devil in the Public Space of Afro‐Ecuadorian Territories2183-280310.17645/si.v9i4.4369https://doaj.org/article/46dc90d593254f3687e684b6b3103a052021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/4369https://doaj.org/toc/2183-2803The article discusses the decolonial possibilities of the collective design of a sound artwork in reimagining the role of two Afro‐Ecuadorian music and dance‐based events in the Afro‐Ecuadorian ancestral territories of North Esmeraldas and Chota‐Mira. The two events, Bomba del Chota and Marimba Esmeraldeña, emerged in the context of slavery and colonialism as a response of Afro‐Ecuadorians to the oppression and violence they endured. These two music and dance‐based events sustain a counter‐narrative of power and resistance for Afrodescendant peoples in Ecuador, weaving meaningful connections among them and other entities populating their territories, such as the “devil,” whose cohabitation with Afro‐Ecuadorians will be at the spotlight of our analysis. Based on the audio‐recorded testimonies of these connections that strongly existed until the 1970s, and of a sonic composition that was created from them, we propose a collaborative design of a sound artwork in the public spaces of the jungle in Esmeraldas and the mountain in Chota‐Mira. We discuss how a decolonial approach to the design of the artwork can serve as a dialogical space to engage inhabitants in their re‐connection to the possibilities of resistance that their ancestors nurtured in their territories through the practice of the two music and dance‐based events. Through a political reading of soundscapes, an argument is developed to show how sound constructs the public spaces that root people in their territories, connecting them with meaningful stories and practices that keep being forgotten due to the on‐going consequences of slavery and colonialism. The article contributes to the discussion about political ecologies and the collective production of public spaces as a joyful response to exclusion and oppression.María Gabriela López‐YánezMaría Paz Saavedra CalderónCogitatioarticleafro‐ecuadoriansancestral practicesbombadecolonialitymarimbarepresentations of the devilsound artworksoundscapesSociology (General)HM401-1281ENSocial Inclusion, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 191-202 (2021)
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description	The article discusses the decolonial possibilities of the collective design of a sound artwork in reimagining the role of two Afro‐Ecuadorian music and dance‐based events in the Afro‐Ecuadorian ancestral territories of North Esmeraldas and Chota‐Mira. The two events, Bomba del Chota and Marimba Esmeraldeña, emerged in the context of slavery and colonialism as a response of Afro‐Ecuadorians to the oppression and violence they endured. These two music and dance‐based events sustain a counter‐narrative of power and resistance for Afrodescendant peoples in Ecuador, weaving meaningful connections among them and other entities populating their territories, such as the “devil,” whose cohabitation with Afro‐Ecuadorians will be at the spotlight of our analysis. Based on the audio‐recorded testimonies of these connections that strongly existed until the 1970s, and of a sonic composition that was created from them, we propose a collaborative design of a sound artwork in the public spaces of the jungle in Esmeraldas and the mountain in Chota‐Mira. We discuss how a decolonial approach to the design of the artwork can serve as a dialogical space to engage inhabitants in their re‐connection to the possibilities of resistance that their ancestors nurtured in their territories through the practice of the two music and dance‐based events. Through a political reading of soundscapes, an argument is developed to show how sound constructs the public spaces that root people in their territories, connecting them with meaningful stories and practices that keep being forgotten due to the on‐going consequences of slavery and colonialism. The article contributes to the discussion about political ecologies and the collective production of public spaces as a joyful response to exclusion and oppression.
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title	Decolonial Possibilities of Reintroducing the Devil in the Public Space of Afro‐Ecuadorian Territories
title_short	Decolonial Possibilities of Reintroducing the Devil in the Public Space of Afro‐Ecuadorian Territories
title_full	Decolonial Possibilities of Reintroducing the Devil in the Public Space of Afro‐Ecuadorian Territories
title_fullStr	Decolonial Possibilities of Reintroducing the Devil in the Public Space of Afro‐Ecuadorian Territories
title_full_unstemmed	Decolonial Possibilities of Reintroducing the Devil in the Public Space of Afro‐Ecuadorian Territories
title_sort	decolonial possibilities of reintroducing the devil in the public space of afro‐ecuadorian territories
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Decolonial Possibilities of Reintroducing the Devil in the Public Space of Afro‐Ecuadorian Territories

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