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In an apparent deformation, we hear an exact replica of Ravel's Boléro. A sluggish demon, mobbed by fish, dances against a graphic background formed by the computer coding of the sound recording. The group Uakti plays self-made musical instruments, some of which owe their sound to resonance in, on or above water. This explains the fish and water nymphs in the decor in which a distant reference is included to Uakti, the monster that once roamed about in the jungles surrounding the Tucanos tribe in the Amazon area. Uakti's body had holes in the skin which produced a soft rustling sound whilst he roamed. The Tucanos women were attracted to this and chased after Uakti, all to be seduced by him in the jungle. The men, crazed with jealousy, then went to war and killed the monster. Three palms grew on its grave. Instruments made from their wood, when played, produced the same sound as Uakti.
Sonja van der Burg
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Camera: Belini Andrade, Marcus Vincius Nascimento, Light: Sérgio AdaÍde, José Maria Amorim, Sound: Berriol, Music: Uakti, Musicians: Marco Antônio, Quimarĉaes, Paulo Santos, Artur Andrés, Décio Ramos, With: Haroldo Alves, Production: Marcelo Braga/EMVideo
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