IDENTIDADES 1 ENGLISH IDENTIDADES 5 ENGLISH | Page 124

did not prosper because attendees were
already unshakably tied to Casa Suiza.

According to comparative studies, the
most common language is Kikongo,
from the Bantú family (Cirio 2009c).
Thanks to a few children’s songs, a
work song, and few others whose purpose is unknown, the repertory had to
do with religious practices of African
origin like “bailar el Santo,” that is, to
enter a state of altered consciousness
through dance to communicate with the
ancestors. It is now impossible to be
more precise about these songs’ genre,
which is why I have adopted the emic
category from African Candombe. By
African, those who practice this understand the ancestral languages from that
continent, but don’t know which ones
they are. These languages no longer
exist, with the exception of these songs
and a few v