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Interview with Mestra Úrsula

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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! … Read more

New Gunga

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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 a chance to bring any from Brazil, would you believe it!?

These are someone else’s…
Gunga, médio, viola

And these are MINE!!! all MINE!  In size order, the largest is gunga, or ‘berra boi’ (scream bull, literally), then médio or viola.  Then the smallest, with highest sound is violinha or viola.

https://youtu.be/MqzaSuVynAI

Mestre Cobra Mansa Workshop – 03/05/2013

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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 … Read more

Guardian article – from 2007

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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 … Read more