Forest Radio is a project born from the desire to listen to those who live along the river and provide them with the necessary infrastructure to amplify their voices and knowledge. Originally conceived as a means of communication for the local community, the project was organized together with the residents of Careiro Castanho (Amazonas, Brazil), a territory marked by historical disputes, both environmental and geopolitical, linked to forest reserves and the demarcation of Indigenous lands. In this sense, Forest Radio seeks to amplify the voice of local subjects and give them a leading role in a situation that disregards their existence with programmes on issues related to culture, the environment, and feminism. Intended to both entertain and inform, the project allows for a polyphony that translates and enunciates the needs and desires of local agents.

For the School of Quilombismo, Forest Radio created a special programme that comprises its beginning and a selection of excerpts of its several programmes like Banzeiro Cultural and Café com Tucumã. This special podcast, recorded in Portuguese, received an expanded and reflective commentary in English by Jess Oliveira, translator and poet.

Listen to the podcast on Soundcloud

 

Programme

[Portuguese]

0:00:00
Introduction, history, and contextualization of Rádio Floresta (Forest Radio)

0:07:15
Music: ‘Cabocada da baixa’ by Boi Garantido

0:18:25
Programme: Banzeiro Cultural [Cultural Ripple] addresses music, poetry, and literature and in this episode deals specifically with science and culture.

0:54:00
Poem: ‘Vida na mata’ by Wyngleson Cardoso

0:55:49
Programme: Careiro Agroecológico [Agroecological Careiro] addresses agroecological topics like the theme of the Castanheira tree, its dissemination in nature, and how this is part of the Rádio Floresta logo.

1:21:32
Music: ‘Orquestra silenciosa do menino pássaro’ by Sindicato dos Artistas Carentas

1:24:00
Programme: Cunhantãs da Amazônia [Cunhantãs from the Amazon] addresses the role of women's strength in the Amazonian territory. In conversation with teacher Bianca Raphaelly, this programme talks about the first childhood network and the importance of this phase of life for every human being.

2:03:00
Programme: Jovens da Amazônia [Young People from Amazon] addresses accessibility issues in the Amazon, considering rivers are roads. It also presents the role of Rádio Floresta as a tool that reaches even the most distant places and discusses the lack of entertainment spaces.

2:12:25
Music: ‘Medieval digital’ by Casa de Caba

2:28:00
Final comments by Wyngleson Cardoso

[English]

Commentary by Jess Oliveira

2:34:28
Introduction and some reflections on language

2:41:01
Reflections on language and coloniality

2:43:58
Presenting the Rádio Floresta project in its local and global approach

2:49:1
2On radio as a direct vehicle of communication in relation to the region

2:55:44
Description of the four programmes listed above

3:10:20
Final considerations

3:16:20
Poem reading ‘Vida na mata’ [Life in the Forest] by Wyngleson Cardoso

​​​​​​​Production credits

Presenter: Wyngleson Cardoso
Commentator: Gustavo Torrezan

Banzeiro Cultural
Presenter: Fran Araújo
Guest: Wyngleson Cardoso

Careiro Agroecológico
Presenter: Moisés Pereira
Guest: Ivonete Mouta

Cunhantãs da Amazônia
Presenter: Heidy Anny Nogueira
Guest: Bianca Raphaelly
Participation by: Rita de Cássia, Alê Prado, Andrelina Félix, Larissa Lopes

Jovens da Amazônia
Presenter: Wyngleson Cardoso
Guest: Arnaldo Motta

Sound production: Melissa Souza

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