O Surgimento do festival de música de Camocim/CE: resgatando a memória e a história cultural deste município

Abstract

The present work focused on investigating the appearance of the Camocim Music Festival, its characteristics, characters, themes and among other aspects. In this way, we sought to show historical, artistic, cultural and social aspects, as well as relevant data about the Camocim Music Festival. The research, of qualitative origin, was delineated as exploratory and documentary. For the writing of this one, video testimonies of some ex-participants of the festival and that reside in Camocim / CE, besides the documentary research realized in the collection of old newspapers of the Public Library Governador Menezes Pimentel in the city of Fortaleza / CE. Soon after, a bibliographical survey was carried out on the theme, data collection, organization and analysis. The present work is divided in five units: Introduction; Chapter I - The emergence of radio, television, music festivals and the democratization of music in Brazil; Chapter II- History of the Camocim Music Festival; Chapter III - Reflective analysis about the Camocim Music Festival. Finally, we have the conclusion of the work, bringing the final considerations regarding the research carried out. The Camocim Music Festival was created with the purpose of valuing the talents of the city of Camocim, as it was also thought to make it interact better in the artistic and cultural manifestations of the city. And all this is part of the ideals of former mayor Ana Maria Veras.