Paper short abstract:

For Colombian Amazon Indians, Maloca is the espace sacred par excellence. This paper demostrates how through all musical practices all Humanity from Uitoto indian community is taking place to recreate dance after dance the meaning of their identity.

Paper long abstract:

Maloca is the tradicional house of Amazon indian communities. In the past, it was a house where some families lived, currently it represents a life space for their sociocultural and ritual activities. Having a Maloca is a sign of prestigie because it is a place in where all meeting, musical performace, dances and important ceremonies with itention to prevent diseases, propicie good Harvest and clannes integration.

In the Maloca, the indian community N+ma+ra Na+meke +b+r+ from ethnic Group Uitoto, They run different types of musical practices which can be grouped in two big divisons. The first one is Uitoto Universe Group, Its music is addressed to human beings, nonhuman and owner-spirits that conform the humanity Uitoto ethnic Group.

The second one is non Uitoto Universe Group, its music is addressed tothe human beings that do not belong to this ethnic Group. These two divisions integrate the Uitoto musical system. In the same way, these groups are integrated by three musical groups which work as dialogic entities and are determined by the musical gender.

According to above, It can be enevidenced that in order to define the Uitoto musical environment, it is necessary to describe and analize their musical practices with special attention to the song make by human voice or by Manguare musical instrument (Percussion musical instrument that allow the Communications between different communities); since the song is interpreted in the sacred space of the Maloca is gender cohesive whole "humanity" Uitoto, becuase it is the lenguage that interact between whole men, women, child, animals and plants that constitute the collective imagination of this community.