Hi Steemians

I have a little treat for you today. I filmed and edited a short clip of LA MURGA, the traditional Carnival dance of Argentina. You may have read my previous post about the rehearsal of the dance. This is the real deal!

At the dawn of our history, in Babilonia, around the year 3000 BC, was found what it looks like the first mention to a Carnival. It is mentioned that slaves were wearing the king’s clothes and the king was looking at the parade amongst the crowd. Carnival is the celebration of excesses, role exchange, blasphemy.

According to the Greek mythology, a god called Momo, son of the Night and Dreams, was chased out from Mount Olympus because he was making fun of all the gods and their creations. He was not loved because he removed their masks, mocking their imperfections. Momo blamed the gods for not putting a window in each human to see what hides inside.

The feast of Carnival originally coincides with the end of the harvest, in Greek, Roman and germanic populations. Historically it has a desecrating and irreverent attitude towards all the forms of power, cast and social status. It is the feast of the people, and it takes place in the streets, as oppose as the formal official feasts in theatres, arenas and royal palaces.

As Buenos Aires is a radically heterogeneous city with a long history of immigration, here the Carnival - and it’s traditional dances like ‘La Murga’ - has come to be a particularly strong demonstration of identity from all the communities of immigrants and black slaves in the face of the dominant Spanish colonists.

The typical instrument of La Murga Porteña is the bombo con platillo, the big drum with the small plates attached on top. They contribute to fill the streets with that overwhelming sound of liberation and would make the stiffest person move with it. Originally, the sound is not necessarily harmonious. In fact, it is meant to be off-key and rough for its anti-establishment and orgiastic nature.

WATCH THE VIDEO BY CLICKING ON THE IMAGE

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The incredible street performance of 'La Murga porteña' in Buenos Aires.

Wearing traditional customs, and playing the typical percussions of the Argentinian Carnival, the 'Amenecidos de Palermo' parade along the streets with a rousing rhythm.

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¡Hasta luego!

Alessandro & Elena