Abstract

This manuscript presents the ethnography of musical instruments in a Candombl Ketu s temple located in Brazil specifically in Bel m do Par The temple referenced in this essay is Il s Iy Ogunt being led by the yalorix Iy Ejit We will discuss to understand the connection of musical instruments with the songs performed in the ceremonies incorporated into the spatial organization of the terreiro which seeks to reproduce the cosmogonic logic of the Orix s world run In this sense it was possible to present the sacredness of musical instruments to their players exclusively male called Alab s establishing a connection between run and Ay a space where human beings live offering a circularity that allows a constant exchange of fundamental energy of the universe Ax between humans and Orix s