I heard this podcast and it brought home the things that make me love Capoeira so much: the connection between body/mind and its therapeutic power, the community and the music. It also introduced me to Puma Camille and I’m now obsessed by the mix of Capoeira and Vogue. It’s also…
COVID-19
London 26 March 2020 London has been on lock down since Monday 23rd of March 2020 due to the coronavirus, a particularly virulent strain, named COVID-19. As I type this schools are closed, supermarket shelves are empty, people are working from home, not working at all or are otherwise overworking…
Music Class with Mestre Môa do Katendê
17 October 2017 Mestres João Grande and Môa do Katendê together in London · Hosted by Mestre Joãozinho Da Figueira Facebook Event Page Mestre Môa do Katendê Music Class – AUDIO Songs 7:45 Mestre Pequeno João Pequeno de Pastinha Quem falou que ele não vinha Completar Nossa alegria Ele trouxe…
Asa Branca – Luiz Gonzaga
08 March 2019 Asa Branca – Luiz Gonzaga Asa Branca – Luiz Gonzaga Written in 1947, Asa Branca is one of the most well known songs in Brazil – I’d be surprised if there’s anyone there who hasn’t heard or doesn’t recognise the unmistakable introduction. By learning this song I…
Moa do Katendê’s murder
09 October 2018 Mestre Moa do Katendê, Romualdo Rosário da Costa, 63 years old, was stabbed in the back, 12 times in total, after an argument with Paulo Sérgio Ferreira de Santana, 36, at a bar near his house, on the night of the Presidential (and local) elections in Brazil.…
MAIOR É DEUS, GRANDE É JOÃO!
Click here to support ‘Maior é deus grande é João’ João Oliveira dos Santos, Mestre João Grande (Master “Big John”), aged 85, the eldest living active capoeira practitioner in the world, is an icon of the traditional form of capoeira. Considered to be the master of masters by the capoeira…
Music Class with Mestre João Grande
14 October 2017 Music Class with Mestre João Grande Mestres João Grande and Môa do Katendê together in London · Hosted by Mestre Joãozinho Da Figueira Facebook Event Page On Saturday afternoon we had an unforgettable music class with Mestre João Grande, here it is Audio file: Ladainha Iê!!!!! Mas…