Artist description Capoeira is a combination of: martial arts dance culture art acrobatics Brazilian folklore ......and much more. It's music, poetry, entertainment, games, fun and amongst all this it's aform of combat. When a Capoeira game is played people sit around in a Roda (circle) while two competitors play in the middle. The music is played with a berimbau (a single stringed instrument) and also with an atabaque (drum)and a pandeiro (tambourine). The people and also the players respond to the singing of the Mestre, the lead berimbau player.The music presented here is the accompaniment to such an event, it comprises everything from ballads to a fast Hoda.

Music Style Capoeira

Musical Influences An ancient tradition of Brazilian Martial Artists

Artist History Paul Sadot (Tijolo) was one of the first people in Britain to study capoeira when it arrived here in the 80s. Under the constant supervision and training of London School of capoeira founders, Master Silvia Bazarelli and Contra-Mestre Marcus Dos Santos, he went on to become one of the first qualified instructors in this country. He was also a founding member of the stunning Passo A Passo company, the only company in Europe to use Capoeira as a basis for theatre, enjoying success at the Edinburgh festival and throughout Britain. In October 1997 he established his own school under the banner of CAPOEIRA NORTE,which literally translates as Capoeira North. The school is based in Manchester in addition to running regular weekly classes it has now been integrated as part of the Manchester University theatre studies course and also holds regular classes in Leeds and Birmingham.

Group Members Capoeira Leader: Paul SadotAll other musicians are members of Capoeira Norte in Leeds and Manchester.

Instruments vocals and chorus | berimbau | atabaque | pandeiro | hecko hecko | bells

Albums Capoeira Norte

Location Manchester Leeds Birmingham, England - United Kingdom

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