NOLA calling

I went to NOLA. the city was amazing, so much music and dancing in the streets. I shot a whole video under the rain of people parading. It was a unique experience.

Here's a screenshot of a copy of a document by Jean Baptiste Tardieu from 1798, I found at the Louisiana State Museum. You'll recognize an instrument looking like the berimbau. No great surprise as it was wide spread instrument throughout the American continent wherever slaves were living. Only thanks to the practice of capoeira in Bahia has its use been maintained well into the 21st century. In other parts of the world such as Cuba or the US, it's disapeared.

In Madagascar..

Hi guys,

still waiting for some updates...
Sniffing about on the world wide web found this link to capoeira in madagascar?
very impressive, there's even a mention of some kind of fight...

Welcome Blog!

This is the new blog for students from Pedreiro's capoeira group, to talk about anything related to the class, their lives and experiences.

Here is a picture I took on a trip to Namibia in Dec 2007, of a musician we met in the market, who played an instrument from the family of the berimbau .