The purpose of the present work is to inquire if the viola caipira, a traditional and secular instrument, would be able to migrate to other styles such as jazz, choro, samba, salsa, African music, pop, rock, etc, analyzing previously...
moreThe purpose of the present work is to inquire if the viola caipira, a traditional and secular instrument, would be able to migrate to other styles such as jazz, choro, samba, salsa, African music, pop, rock, etc, analyzing previously possible obstacles that migration, at the same time question how and in which context this transition can be made.
Derived from the traditional Portuguese wire violas, appears in Brazil a colonial variant designated viola caipira. The Portuguese violas came to Brazil in the sixteenth century, in the hands of the Jesuits and settlers and were used extensively in the indoctrination process of the natives, as well as fun times of the settlers, thus beginning a great process of diffusion in Brazil. Although there still exist, they were marked as instruments linked to folklore and it was few used in urban music or sound recordings linked to mass consumption, with a small exception for artists from the musical style labeled as Brazilian country music and not much more than that, imprisoning its sound to musical demonstrations from the country area without expanding all its potential sound to other musical styles. So far, its existence is mainly timited to the rural cultural events, with little participation in urban genres when it comes to musical events.
Through this research based on readings of books and dissertations, as well in semi- structured interviews, it attempts to perceive what the essential elements to their roots and language so linked to the world of traditional music, they could be applied to other areas and also by other performers from different cultures.
