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 music over
the years. Drawing on archival sources and historical accounts, the
book paints a vivid picture of capoeira's dramatic evolution from
the sugar plantations of Pernambuco through the brutal backstreets
of Rio and the Minas Gerais goldmines on its way to becoming a
world-class practice.
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