Icaro ( Quechua : ikaro ) is a South American indigenous and mestizo colloquialism for magic song. Today, this term is commonly used to describe the medicine songs performed in vegetal ceremonies, especially by shamans in ayahuasca ceremonies.
4-610: Icaros may refer to: Icaros , medicine songs Icaros (album) , the fifth album from Diablo_(band) Icaros (mythology) , a character in Greek mythology Icaros Desktop , a distribution of the AROS Research Operating System See also [ edit ] Icarus (disambiguation) Icaro (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
8-682: A specific term for this type of generic magical song: for example, eshuva for the Huachipaire people, meye for the Piaroa , mariri for the Kokama , or rao bewá for the Shipibo . The word icaro is believed to derive from the Quechua verb ikaray , which means "to blow smoke in order to heal". Icaro is most commonly used to describe the medicine songs used by shamans in healing ceremonies , such as with
12-453: The psychedelic brew ayahuasca. Traditionally, these songs can be performed by whistling, singing with the voice or vocables , or playing an instrument such as the didgeridoo or flute . Traditionally, icaros may come to a shaman during a ceremony, be passed down from previous lineages of healers, or come to a shaman during a 'dieta' where plant spirits are believed to teach icaros to the shaman directly. The singing or whistling of icaros
16-467: The title Icaros . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Icaros&oldid=909195203 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Icaro Each Amazonian ethnic group has
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