Tue 28 Apr 2026, 18:00 – CÍRCULO Workshop: Priestessing, Drumming and Chanting (Brazilian Candomblé – Caixa do Divino)

We will practice Caixa do Divino - Brazil’s only drumming tradition exclusively led by women. Rooted in Candomblé Houses and Maroon Communities, this tradition is part of the Orixá Oxalá celebrations, an ancient force of nature. The Caixeiras (priestesses) sing and praise the prophecy:

✨ The Earth will know one hundred years of peace, under the rule of children. ✨

Caixa do Divino chantings are slow, steady litanies accompanied by drumming. You will be encouraged to learn both playing and singing simultaneously. The chanting is in Brazilian Portuguese, incorporating words and concepts from Brazilian Creole dialects influenced by Yorubá, Kimbundu, and native languages spoken in Candomblé houses and native communities.

Workshop Facilitato
The workshop will be led by Mameto Kaloyá, a non-binary, queer Roma diasporic descendant born into the Candomblé tradition (Maroon communities and houses). Kaloyá holds the title of Egbomi (poorly translated as ‘young priestess’) in the Candomblé House of Redandá (Cipó-Guaçu, Brazil) and is Caixeira do Divino priestess at House of Nagô Nabioton in São Luis do Maranhão. From an early age, they inherited multiple drumming and chanting practices from elders such as Caixeiras da Casa Fanthi Ashanti and Mother Kabeka de Xango Master Daniel Reverendo, Mother Gunzolande, and others. 

WORKSHOP DATES 2026

08 April, Tuesday, 22 April, Wednesday, 23 April, Thursday, 28 April, Tuesday, 29 April, Wednesday, 05 May, Tuesday, 02 June, Tuesday, 03 June, Wednesday, 09 June, Tuesday

About Tulipa’s Society
Tulipa’s Society Amsterdam and Teatro Munganga welcome you to a series of traditional singing and drumming workshops, alongside gatherings dedicated to sharing knowledge about Brazilian Candomblé and the tradition of priestesses.

Housed at Teatro Munganga, Tulipa’s Society honours Zahar - a Vungira in the Brazilian Candomblé tradition. It is inspired by Sociedade das Tulipas, a sisterhood based at Redandá Candomblé House in Cipó-Guaçú, São Paulo, which has been organising beneficent events for hospitals treating Wildfire disease and other causes since 1970.