Wasaru is one of the “wild boar people”; this is what Yawanawá means. For many years, he has been a guardian of the Yawanawá spirituality and a musician of traditional Yawanawá songs.

Together with his wife pajé Waxy Yawanawá, Wasaru leads traditional healing rituals using different plants and sacred medicines from his homeland, the Brazilian Amazon.

He works with “Uni” (commonly known as Ayahuasca) and “Rumê” (known as Rapé). Their Rapé contains ashes from the bark of the Tsunu tree mixed with pure tobacco.

Wasaru also serves “Kapum” (commonly known as Kambó) to cleanse and purify the body, Sananga made from the bark of the root of Tabernaemontana genus and used to open the third eye vision, and Sepá, an incense made with the sap of a tree mostly used in ceremonies to protect and clear the space from negative energies.

Yawanawás are specialists in the art of playing music and Wasaru is one of the musicians that helps keep their ancestral knowledge alive. His songs are protection spells; they also translate traditional stories and share the Yawanawá knowledge about the connection to the land, the reverence for the spirits, and the resilience of the Amazonian indigenous communities in the face of contemporary challenges. His music is composed of voice, guitar and drums.