Palicour Indians of the Arucua River in Brazil

"The Palicuour of the Arawak family now living along the Oyapok river in two locations, one in French Guiana and the other in Brazil have become acculturated and integrated into the Creole-society. They still maintain and practice distinct cultural traits that make them unique from other indigenous peoples in South America..."

David Blair Stiffler


"Os Palicoues, pertencem à família Arawak que vivem na margem do Rio Oyapok em duas localidades, uma em Guiana Francesa e outra em Brasil, se tornaram comunidades influenciadas culturamente e integradas com a Sociedade Criola. Eles ainda mantêm e praticam tradições culturais que os diferenciam das outros sociedades indígena da América do Sul..."

David Blair Stiffler


"Los Palicours, pertenecientes a la familia Arawak y que viven actualmente a lo largo del río Oyapok en dos localidades, una en la Guyana Francesa y la otra en el Brasil, son comunidades aculturadas e integradas a la sociedad criolla. Ellos aún mantienen y practican distintas tradiciones culturales que los hacen únicos y diferentes de otras sociedades indígenas de América del Sur..."

David Blair Stiffler

Track Listing

101	Yagni bata keh	Male and female singers	01:27
102	Iata ino tah	Male and female singers	00:47
103	Nab ba tek	Male and female singers	01:30
104	Je Sus	Male and female singers	01:16
105	Bai cam be Aquis	Male and female singers	00:51
106	Tain gah	Male singer	01:39
107	Yo mah wa yo tainay (Wave on the Atlantic Ocean)	Antonio Querta and Emilio Martes	01:38
108	Ya pah-ka toh nay, Sa-oul (The Otter Catches Fish for Food with His Son)	Antonio Querta and Emilio Martes	02:30
109	Nam penya gnay (Building Animal Pens)	Antonio Querta and Emilio Martes	00:53
201	Maria ka toh	Male and female singers	00:45
202	Mainga Mainga	Male and female singers	01:29
203	Nango Nango	Male and female singers	01:39
204	Kanga manta	Male and female singers	01:33
205	Kainding Gah oo	Male and female singers	01:36
206	Kasa Manga	Male and female singers	01:03
207	Kaya Toh Num	Male and female singers	02:04
208	Walk at Night in Palicour Village of Tipoche	Male and female singers	02:31