Yawanawa - Concert, Art Market, Rapeh Ceremony & Wisdom Share

Reciprocity Music presents:

Yawanawa - Concert, Art Market, Rapeh Ceremony & Wisdom Share

Join us as the Yawanawa come to the Lost Valley meadow for an unforgettable night of outdoor music, sacred rapeh ceremony, education, art market, and Amazonian culture. 🌍🎶 This is a rare opportunity to experience the Yawanawa directly here in the Eugene area. 

🤝 Supporting Indigenous Communities: By attending, you actively contribute to the well-being of the Yawanawa peoples. There will also be a percentage of proceeds donated to the Kalapuya Language Project. 

🎶 Live Music Concert: Immerse yourself in the rhythms of the rainforest with traditional and contemporary sounds from the Yawanawa. Let the jungle's transmission activate your soul.

🌱 Educational Talk: Learn about the Yawanawa peoples, their traditions, visionary plants and the challenges they face in preserving their culture in the Amazon.

🌿 Rapeh Ceremony: Experience a profound and ancient ritual led by guardians of the forest. It's a unique opportunity for personal growth, purification, healing, and spiritual connection (100% Optional)

🖼️ Art Market: Explore exquisite creations by Yawanawa artists - each piece carries the rich cultural heritage of the Amazon.

✨ Let's stand together in solidarity, celebrating the force and vitality of the forest and its guardians.

📆 Save the date, reserve your spot, and be part of this celebration of life and Amazonian culture! 🎟️ We look forward to sharing space with you as we come together as a community. 

Schedule:
5:00PM - Art Market, Arrival
6:00PM - (Optional) Rapeh ceremony
7:00pm - 9:00pm - Yawanawa Concert and Wisdom Share

All attendees must depart by 10pm unless you have purchased a camping overnight add-on pass.

Ticket Tiers: $30-100 Sliding Scale

- $30 (Accesible, does not include Rapeh)
- $50 (Accessible, includes Rapeh)
- $70 (Giving back, includes Rapeh)
- $100 (Giving back, deeper support, includes Rapeh)

$40 overnight camping add-on available. 


About the Yawanawa Tribal Members creating this experience:

Rasu

Rasu is the grandson of the great medicine man and xinaya Tata Txanu Natasheini, who was one of the most respected elders and wise men of the Yawanawa people. When he was born, Rasu was chosen and raised by Tata to be his successor, and was one of his closest students until Tata passed away a few years back at 103 years old. Rasu speaks his native language fluently and was the youngest Yawanawa to complete the highest spiritual initiation of his people, at only 17 years old. He is currently one of the chiefs of Mutum village, leading the ceremonies and taking care of tribal affairs alongside Chief Matsini. Rasu carries his grandfather’s lineage in his powerful voice and prayers, and he is a very talented multiinstrumentalist musician and composer.

Kenemani

Kenemani is the daughter of Chief and spiritual leader Matsini Yawanawa. She comes from a long line of leaders and was raised as such. Following her ancestor's footsteps and legacy in Mutum village, she has been in contact with the medicines, dietas and the spiritual studies of the Yawanawa since a very young age. Her dedication to her spiritual studies shows through in the strength of her prayers and she is an inspiration for the new generations in her community. She is an incredible musician with a strong, captivating voice and composes beautiful music on the guitar with the saitis, the sacred Yawanawa songs.

Turuyume

Turuyume Yawanawa, daughter of the great student and artisan Nainawa, wise men of the medicinal plants and medicines of the forest. From an early age she was guided in the path of the medicines of the forest as this is the tradition of her people. Married for 10 years with the leader Pekarasu Yawanawa, she is a dedicated mother of four children and brings her beautiful voice within the Saitis.

Anihu

Anihu is the younger brother of the leader Rasu Yawanawa and acts as his right-hand man in traditional ceremonies. Son of the great artisan and warrior Tsatsa Wanu, and grandson of the venerable spiritual leader Tatá, Anihu began his journey through the medicines of the forest at age 12. With humility and a powerful voice, he keeps alive the tradition of his lineage in the Saitis.


Questions? Email setesh@reciprocitymusic.world