Bantus Capoeira Malaysia » Asides http://my.bantus.org The Leading Capoeira Training Academy and Performance Troupe in Malaysia Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:55:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Capoeira and Break Dancing http://my.bantus.org/archives/2004/12/15/capoeira-and-break-dancing/ http://my.bantus.org/archives/2004/12/15/capoeira-and-break-dancing/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2004 07:09:39 +0000 Tartaruga http://my.bantus.org/?p=38 Informative article on the cross-cultural influence of capoeira and break dancing:

Hollow back to a head spin into a leg sweep, followed by some old, next-type floor work. Slick’s fast moves all seem like a routine he choreographed with his boy who moves in perfect sync with him. The music that accompanies what seems like an impromptu battle isn’t Hip Hop, and despite a few recognizable moves, these guys definitely aren’t breaking—they’re playing capoeira.

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The Berimbau is the main instrument of Capoeira. It is held and played by the Mestre to command the Capoeira game, or jogo, during a Capoeira roda. There are distinct rhythms played that dictate the game to be played by the participants. Although it is seemingly a simplistic and primitive looking instrument, the sounds it creates is complex in both tonality and rhythm.

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