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Raíces Roots Music Oral History Interview: Melanie Maldonado
Oral history interview with independent researcher, performer, and artivist Melanie Maldonado.
Raíces Roots Music Oral History Interview: Jana Burton
Oral history interview with capoeirista and drummer Jana Burton.
Raíces Roots Music Oral History Interview: Elizabeth Sayre
Oral history interview with drummer Elizabeth Sayre.
Raíces Roots Music Oral History Interview: Yvette Martínez
Oral history interview with dancer and arts educator Yvette Martínez.
Raíces Roots Music Oral History Interview: Sarah Town
Oral history interview with musician, dancer, composer and researcher Sarah Town.
Raíces Roots Music Oral History Interview: Nancy Friedman
Oral history interview with drummer, musician and composer Nancy Friedman.
“A Dream Come True” original composition by Nancy Friedman and performed by ¡Retumba!
Cover photo of ¡Retumba! performing “A Dream Come True” on a beach.
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…
Raíces Roots Music Collection - Oral History with Professora Amazonas - Capoeirista
Oral history interview with capoeirista and drummer Jana Burton.