Re: capoeira

Kurt Iveson (kiveson@coombs.anu.edu.au)
Fri, 12 Sep 1997 14:11:47 +1000


Hi y'all,

Rob wrote...

>a berimbau is a kind of one stringed guitar, according to my friend. I
>believe that it's probably the instrument that is used in the martial
>art/dance style capoeira...
>
>Correct. Has anyone else watched/tried Capoeira- it struck me as break
>dancing kung fu tai chi for stoners, amazing stuff. I can see the hit
>video now..
>cheers
>Rob

Matter of fact, there's a hip hop crew in Sydney (Aust) that have picked up
on this ... MetaBass n Breath have regularly had people performing capoeira
at their gigs, and are very strong on establishing the connections between
it and breaking. I agree - it is some amazing shit to watch! Far as I know
they aint made a video yet tho ;-)

kboy