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Article: Capoeira: The beautiful game: Martial art traces its root to Africa.(Metropolitan Times)(Life Times)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 30, 1996
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It begins with the ladainha, a song sung by a mestre, a master, to establish a reference for the game. Then the chula, as the chorus answers the soloist's call to the game. A string of notes played on the berimbau, a musical bow, signals the beginning of the corridos, songs of the past.
The two players cartwheel easily into the center of the roda, or ring, moving slowly, limbs askew. Keeping close to the ground, they pivot and tumble, first one, then the other initiating and responding in a fluid series of complementary motions. They rarely touch. Their faces are relaxed; their smiles belie the intense concentration it takes to anticipate each other's ...
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