Icaro singers of the Amazon are among a broad group of people that may be known as healers, shamans, sorcerers, or vegetalistas. A vegetalista is a plant expert, and their expertise lies in their belief in how they obtain knowledge from the plant and not necessarily how often they use them in their practice 2. Icaro singers, as they will usually be called because they may have so many titles, believe that plants are teachers who may communicate through visions and magic songs. 2 The term mestizo will be used to refer to Amazonian icaro singers in a cultural and social context, this term was used by the referenced authors and is not intended to be derogatory 2. While there are other elements that define this folk group, the memorization and large repertoire of icaros are synonymous with this group. Without the icaro, this folk group wouldn't exist. 2 The most important quality of a magic singer is self-control. For instance, icaros sang by healers have strong self-control, whereas sorcerers act on aggression, lust and vengeance, showing signs of little self-control.4 Because of this, the icaros can be used by this folk group to heal or to curse, and may also be considered witchcraft. 1