Category: culture
Interview with Mestra Úrsula
25 October 2013 – Entrevista com Mestra Úrsula I have had the pleasure and honour to spend time with Mestra Úrsula, during a three day event in London, in 2012 and I started following her work. Here’s an interview with her. I’m copying it here in case the original site disappears, it happens a lot!…
Donating money to UINCAP
1) You can donate by using this search engine for your searches: http://uincap.easysearch.org.uk/ AND/OR 2) You can also donate when you shop online How you can help Just register here: http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/uincap And a portion of money spent on online shopping will be donated to UINCAP.
New Gunga
24 September 2013 – New Gunga A belated birthday present, from my wonderful, delightful friends (thank you xx) !!! Now I have the full set of cabaças… This one came from Germany, and I heard it had a perilous journey, hence the delay. My viola and other berimbau also come from there. I didn’t get…
Mestre Cobra Mansa Workshop – 03/05/2013
Mestre Cobra Mansa Workshop – 03/05/2013 My first time @ Mojubá. Mestre Cobra Mansa & Mestre Poncianinho 03 May 2013 After watching Aruanda, a dvd by CDO London group (Mestre Poncianinho) – I followed him on Facebook, and came across Mestre Cobra Mansa’s Kilombo Tenonde Permangola. “Directed by “Mestre Cobra Mansa” this center combines the…
Guardian article – from 2007
27 Dec 2012 – Guardian article – from 2007 All You Need to Know about capoeira – 2007 Although Sylvia & Marcos opened the first Capoeira school in London, there were other capoeiristas around at the time, including Contra Mestre Robinson, Mestre Peixinho and Mestre Ousado, amongst others. These are the ones I know of…