Capoeira "Cover Up" - Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira
Dublin Core
Title
Capoeira "Cover Up" - Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira
Subject
Capoeira
Description
In classes, presentations, performances, and in the roda, members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira always honor their history and the history of capoeira.
In Brazil, capoeira was once outlawed, to keep enslaved Africans from training their traditional fights. Groups of practitioners added the music to cover the practice of martial arts and training with the rhythms and dance of samba. Students of Professora Amazonas learn this history and perform it as skits during their Rodas and performances. When the officer appears, the musicians quickly switch to samba patterns and the capoeiristas in the roda begin to dance. When the officer leaves, the capoeira roda restarts.
In Brazil, capoeira was once outlawed, to keep enslaved Africans from training their traditional fights. Groups of practitioners added the music to cover the practice of martial arts and training with the rhythms and dance of samba. Students of Professora Amazonas learn this history and perform it as skits during their Rodas and performances. When the officer appears, the musicians quickly switch to samba patterns and the capoeiristas in the roda begin to dance. When the officer leaves, the capoeira roda restarts.
Creator
Nicole Wines
Date
12-15-2019
Contributor
Professora Amazonas
Dromedario
Cavalo
Dromedario
Cavalo
Rights
Format
mov
Language
en
Type
Moving Image
Identifier
20191215LiberdadeAmazonasKwanzaa15.mov
Coverage
Montclair, NJ, USA
Moving Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Moving Image
Duration
1:00
Compression
h.264
Producer
Raíces Digital Archive
Director
Nicole Wines
Files
Collection
Citation
Nicole Wines, “Capoeira "Cover Up" - Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira,” Raíces Cultural Center Digital Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://archive.raicesculturalcenter.org/items/show/2084.