Mukará

A powerful song that from the Pataxó people of Bahia, Brazil for healing discord.

Facilitator Cecilia Zanotti shares a powerful song that was taught to her by the Pataxó people of Bahia, Brazil. The song is intended to bring the group back together and to activate healing after discord or difficult conversations.

Tips: This song works best if you encourage everyone to try to make eye contact with others in the group as they move around the circle.

Phonetic Pronunciation:

Oh moo-kah-rah, moo-kah-rah, kree oh kah

Oh moo-kah-rah, moo-kah-rah, kree oh kah

Hada way hoo! hada wah

Hada way hoo! hada wah

Video Credit: Jesse Sternburg and Gani Naylor 

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