Documenting Living Culture - Capoeira
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Documenting Living Culture - Capoeira
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Third Capoeira Angola International Encounter Banner
Third Capoeira Angola International Encounter banner hanging on the wall at FICA in Washington, D.C.
Capoeira Angola International Encounter Banners
Capoeira Angola International Encounter banners hanging on the wall at FICA.
Playing Capoeira
Members of Grupo Senzala de Capoeira playing capoeira in a group at the 2018 bautizado.
Batería
Members of Grupo Senzala de Capoeira and invited guests playing berimbaus, pandeiro, heko-heko and singing in the batería at the group's 2018 bautizado.
Grupo Senzala de Capoeira Bautizado 2018
Members of Grupo Senzala de Capoeira preparing to salute and being to "play" capoeira at the groups 2018 bautizado.
Berimbau
Berimbau played in a "roda de Capoeira" at the annual Arts in the Park festival held in Highland Park, New Jersey.
A Home for Culture: Grupo Senzala at Raíces
On October 22, 2011, Raíces Cultural Center Visual Arts hosted the Emerging Artists Group Show guest curated by local artist Elaine Morales. In addition to the exhibit of artwork by a group of seven local emerging artists, Elaine coordinated a…
Cultural Collaboration
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira), Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga), and Instrutora Canarinha (Capoeira Sol Nascente) taking a group photo after their collaborative demonstration of the rhythms and movements of capoeira at the…
Djembe
Close up of Professora Amazonas playing the djembe drum at the March 8, 2020 event “Celebrating Women in World Music” hosted by 10PRL in Long Branch, NJ.
Professora Amazonas - Drummer
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira demonstrates African rhythms on the djembe drum.
Playing Agogô
Instrutora Cuica of Capoeira Mandinga demonstrates the agogô, in collaboration with Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, at the March 8, 2020 “Celebrating Women in World Music” event.
Agogô
The agogô is a set of bells used in the batería of capoeira and throughout the African diaspora .
Rhythms of Capoeira
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira) and Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga) demonstrate the rhythms played in the batería of capoeira at the March 8, 2020 “Celebrating Women in World Music” event.
Professora Amazonas - Atabaque
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira demonstrates the atabaque, a drum used to play of Afro-Brazilian rhythms including capoeira, maculélé, and samba de roda.
Instrutora Cuica - Agogô
Instrutora Cuica of Capoeira Mandinga demonstrates the agogô, a set of bells used in the batería of capoeira and throughout the African diaspora at the March 8, 2020 “Celebrating Women in World Music” event.
Music of Capoeira
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira) and Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga) demonstrate the berimbau and the agogô, transitioning from the music of capoeira to samba.
Capoeira Collaboration
"Liberdade" means freedom. Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira collaborates with and travels to support other capoeira groups, demonstrating the freedom of cultural and artistic exchange.
Demonstrating Capoeira
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira), Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga), and Instrutora Canarinha (Capoeira Sol Nascente) demonstrate the movements and rhythms of capoeira.
Capoeira Sequence
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira) and Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga) demonstrate the historic capoeira sequence created by Mestre Bimba. Mestre Bimba is the founder capoeira regional, and persevered in the fight to legalize…
Celebrating Women in World Music
On March 8, 2020, Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira participated in 10PRL’s event “Celebrating Women in World Music”, collaborating with Instrutor Canarinha from Sol Nascente Capoeira and Instrutora Cuica from Capoeira Mandinga to…
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