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Intructor Rafael Barbosa Rosario of Bantus Capoeira Malaysia performs a few Capoeira moves (virtually) underwater for an isotonic drink commercial.]]> 1142417471 Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:11:11 -0800 http://www.planetcapoeira.com/roda/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1143393312&archive= 1143393312 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 09:15:12 -0800 http://www.planetcapoeira.com/roda/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1141310323&archive= National Public Radio (NPR) did a broadcast on February 20th about Capoeira Angola and Mestre Joao Grande. Definitely worth checking out here. UPDATE March 3, 2006 - They added some more info and some great video as well.]]> 1141310323 Thu, 02 Mar 2006 06:38:43 -0800 http://www.planetcapoeira.com/roda/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1140887903&archive= 1140887903 Sat, 25 Feb 2006 09:18:23 -0800 http://www.planetcapoeira.com/roda/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1140387401&archive= Mr. Pipson's Incredible Podcasts which features "A deep journey featuring tracks from Bossa and Samba Classics to Baile Funk and electronic breaks." Worth checking out for some neat ear candy.]]> 1140387401 Sun, 19 Feb 2006 14:16:41 -0800 http://www.planetcapoeira.com/roda/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1139954377&archive= (This is a reprint from my capoeira blog, JogoLog. I have gotten a lot of positive comments on it, so I figured I'd reprint it here.)

For those interested, I thought I might write a brief primer of my experiences learning Brazilian Portuguese for the purpose of immersing myself in the culture of capoeira. I suppose these tips could work for the acquisition of any language, although I suspect it may be more appropriate for romance languages, or at least, those of an Indo-European origin.]]> 1139954377 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 13:59:37 -0800 http://www.planetcapoeira.com/roda/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1138649088&archive=
Those who are in favor view any appearance of capoeira in popular culture as beneficial. They claim that capoeira's increased visibility helps advertise the art and encourage people to join. At the other end of the spectrum are those who argue that the media dilutes capoeira and presents a false image of it. They tend to accuse capoeiristas who are involved in these endeavors of "selling out," of sacrificing the art's traditions in order to make a few bucks. There's also the fear that capoeira will become the next trendy workout and end up a pale, commercialized version of its former deep and intricate self.

My own point of view falls somewhere in the middle. Allow me to elaborate some of my thoughts on this tough (and often touchy) issue.]]> 1138649088 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:24:48 -0800 http://www.planetcapoeira.com/roda/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1138190463&archive=
"That capoeira ain't gonna save you know is it?..."]]> 1138190463 Wed, 25 Jan 2006 04:01:03 -0800 http://www.planetcapoeira.com/roda/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1137868553&archive= 1137868553 Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:35:53 -0800 http://www.planetcapoeira.com/roda/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1137507178&archive=

OK, so this isn't directly capoeira related, but the show was put together by Prof. C. Daniel Dawson who is well known in capoeira scholarly circles and Vernon Reid of the Grammy Award winning rock band Living Colour, and well, I think if you're a capoeira player and in the New York area you should check out the exhibition of Artificial Afrika coming late January at G.A.S..]]> 1137507178 Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:12:58 -0800