Grupo Musical Sarã : a canção cuiabana como documento histórico (1971-2001)

Abstract

This dissertation is the result of a research that investigated the musical trajectory of the Grupo Musical Sarã, from Cuiabá-MT, active since 1971 and developed a work of creation and dissemination of the music from Mato Grosso. Led by the artists Zuleica Arruda and Vera Baggetti, composers and singers that participated the life and the cultural movements in Cuiabá. The possess a fairly significant productions of songs, having one LP and two CDs recorded, plus countless concerts, shows and tours performed over the 45 years of existence of the group. Through the analysis of the recorded songs, we sought to investigate how it relates to the social and cultural context and thus reveal important references in building regional representations contained in their songs. Understanding the songs as documentmonument, the analysis was elaborated from an interdisciplinary approach between History and Music, in order to discuss the popular song as historical document which articulates the musical text and the verbal text inserted in a creation, production and performance context.