Ogum, the voice of the ghetto: the orixá in the songs of Criolo and Emicida

Authors

  • Raquel Turetti Scotton Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
  • Sônia Regina Côrrea Lages Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Abstract

The present work investigates how the orisha Ogum, worshiped in religions of African origin, is represented in three songs by rappers Criolo and Emicida, according to the context in which the divinity is inserted and how it is re-signified through language Rap. In order to reach a satisfactory understanding, a brief history was made about the influence of Afro music in Brazil, as well as how it was influenced by religiously African origin. Content Analysis was used as a methodological tool, guided by the studies of Lawrence Bardin (2016), which enabled the survey of categories and through this analysis it was possible to verify that the presence of Ogum in the musical compositions of Criolo and Emicida shows Afro knowledge religious, but in a different way compared to the terreiros and contributes to the debate on religious intolerance and black resistance.

Keywords: Rap. Afro Religion. Ogum. Criolo. Emicida.

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Published

2020-12-31

How to Cite

Turetti Scotton, R., & Côrrea Lages, S. R. (2020). Ogum, the voice of the ghetto: the orixá in the songs of Criolo and Emicida . PLURA, Revista De Estudos De Religião PLURA, Journal for the Study of Religion, 11(1), 169–186. Retrieved from https://revistaplura.emnuvens.com.br/plura/article/view/1688