Capoeira The Jogo de Angola from Luanda to Cyberspace, Volume One

Name: Capoeira The Jogo de Angola from Luanda to Cyberspace, Volume One
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ISBN: 9781556436017

ISBN-10: 1556436017

ISBN-13: 9781556436017

Edition: 2005

Authors: Gerard Taylor

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The first in a two-volume series on capoeira, Volume One traces the origins of the popular martial art and dance form from the beginning of the slave trade in the Americas in the 1500s to the early years of the Brazilian Republic in the 20th century. Focusing on the people and events that shaped the art form in Brazil prior to the "academy" period of the last century, "Capoeira: The Jogo de Angola from Luanda to Cyberspace explores the subject from many vantage points. Author Gerard Taylor explains how the fighting techniques of African forces laid the groundwork for capoeira movements. He shows how work songs, religion, and various percussive traditions and instruments shaped capoeira…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Publication date: 10/13/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 560
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

A graduate of the London School of Capoeira, Gerard Taylor, co-founded the Oslo Capoeira Klubb in 1996. Since then he has taught classes and workshops to thousands of people of all ages and nationalities. He is the author of Capoeira: The Jogo de Angola from Luanda to Cyberspace and Capoeira Conditioning.