São Paulo, Brazil: Batendo Tambor with Lots of Mestres

  

4th Encounter

Escola Cultural Zungu Capoeira

“Batendo Tambor”
September 16 - 19

Rua Almirante Marques Leão, 787
Bela Vista
São Paulo, Brazil

Mestre Ananias & group

Invited guests: Mestre Bigo (Francisco 45), Mestre Cobra Manas, Mestre Móa do Katendê, Mestre Russo de Caxais, Mestre Lua Rasta, MEstre Barrão, Mestre Negoativo, Mestre Ray

For more information, call:
(11) 23081306
(11) 81788486 (Cacá)
(11) 84165234 (Cabeleira)
   

Pictures from the FICA-São Paulo Event

   

A note from São Paulo:

Here are some pictures of the II Encounter of FICA-São Paulo.

We would like to thank Mestre Cobra Mansa, Mestre Valmir, Mestre Bigo (a student of Mestre Pastinha) and Treinel Thiago from FICA-BH.

We would also like to thank all the mestres, contra mestres, professors, treineis and students who participated in the rodas and workshops.

And we would especially like to thank the members of the FICA-São Paulo study group. Without you, this event would not have been possible. Let’s keep it up!

Abraços a todos e muito obrigado.

Womualy.
   

São Paulo, Brazil: II Encontro da FICA-SP

   
II Capoeira Angola Encounter
FICA – SP Study Group
São Paulo, Brazil

Dates: February 26 – 28, 2010

Place: São Bernardo do Campo

Inivted Guests: Mestre Valmir and Dija of FICA-Bahia

Special Guest: Mestre Francisco 45
(Mestre Bigo, student of Mestre Pastinha)
* presence of Mestre Cobrinha Mansa

Schedule:

Feb 26
6:30 – 8 pm, Capoeira Angola Workshop
8 – 9:30 pm, Roda de Capoeira Angola.

Feb 27
10 am – noon, Capoeira Angola Workshop
2 – 4 pm, Capoeira Angola Workshop

Feb 28
10 am – noon, Capoeira Angola Workshop
1:30 – 3:30 pm, Closing Roda (white clothes)

Pricing:
Entire Workshop: R50,00
Only Friday or Sunday: R25,00
Only Saturday: R30,00

Registration:
Deposit in the Checking Account (Conta Corrente) in the Banco do Brasil and send the receipt to FICA-SP via email, or hand it in at the event.

Agência: 3304-9
Conta Corrente: 11.760-9
Titular: Womualy G. S.

Contact information::
11 9840-2314 – Womualy
11 9313-5644 – Tabatta

Email:
fica_sp (at) hotmail (dot) com

Orkut:
FICA_SP

* We are working in partnership with the Instituição Assistencial e Educacional Dr. Klaide in Santo André, São aulo. If you may, please bring 1 kg of non-perishable food for our partner.
   

CD Drop: Mestre Bigo in São Paulo

Francisco Tomé dos Santos Filho, Mestre Bigo (Francisco 45), a student of Mestre Pastinha, will release his CD in São Paulo at the space of Mestre Plínio of Grupo Angoleiro Sim Sinhô.

When: November 8, 3 pm
Where: R Turiassú 1172, Perdizes - São Paulo
$5

Here is a bit from an interview done by the magazine Praticando Capoeira, and posted on the Portal Capoeira website - both excellent resources doing important work to promote and preserve capoeira.

Francisco Tomé dos Santos Filho, Mestre Bigo, was born in 1946, in Salvador, Bahia. He began training capoeira in the mid-1950s after watching a capoeira presentation by Mestre Pastinha and Mestre Cobrinha Verde.

He trained at Mestre Pastinha’s school until 1975 (when he got married and moved to São Paulo), part of a community that included many great capoeiristas, such as: João Grande, João Pequeno, Natividade, Papo Amarelo, Jonas, Bola Sete, Gildo Alfinete, Genésio Meio Quilo, Roberto Satanás, among others.

After arriving in São Paulo he did not train capoeira for some time, but capoeira was in his blood, coursing through his veins. In 1989, Mestre Bigo founded Academia de Capoeira Angola Ilê Axé, onde realiza um trabalho até hoje.

Praticando Capoeira: What was Capoeira Angola like when you started to practice it?

It was a little different. Mestre Pastinha trained Angola corrida and Angola amarrada. Angola corrida was dangerous. We used to play hard with the people from Regional. They would raise their legs up high and the angoleiros would give them a rasteira. The angoleiro never raised his leg high, because he knew that if he did, he would go down.

Before, each game began with a ladainha, after came the improvisation, and later, the corrido. The capoeirista would play for a bit, and then the roda would stop and another ladainha would be sung. Capoeira took up a lot of our time. Today, there are more capoeiristas, and in light of this, there is less time to play in the roda.

In the interview, Mestre Bigo also recalls some of the advice Mestre Pastinha used to give his students. Here is some of it:

Don't enter a dark place.

If you think that someone may be armed, toss a lit cigarette on him; he will reach for his gun.

More of the interview here (in Portuguese).

São Paulo, Brazil: More Details on November Workshops

More details on the November workshops in São Paulo:

I Encounter of the Grupo de Estudo de Capoeira Angola FICA-São Paulo
Kusanga Kia Muijí / Encontro de Família

November 20 – 23, 2008

With the presence of FICA Mestres:
Mestre Cobra Mansa e Mestre Valmir

along with the illustrious presence of:
Mestre Bigo (Francisco 45) – Student of Mestre Pastinha - SP
Mestre Ananias – SP
Mestre Paulo Brasa – RJ
Aloan – FICA - Bahia – BA

Capoeira Angola & Rhythm Workshops
Video Screenings
Lectures
Samba de Roda

Costs:
Until 10/31 - R$ 100,00
Until 11/14 - R$ 130,00
After 11/15 - R$ 150,00

Registration through bank deposits:
Banco Bradesco
Agência: 1193-2 Conta Corrente: 42718-7
Titular: Tabatta Ventura

Send the receipt by fax or email:
FoneFax: 55 (011) 4178-2033
Email: tabatta_morena (at) hotmail (dot) com

Contact: Womualy: 55 (11) 9840-2314

Many thanks to Womauly for the information.

São Paulo: 1st Encounter of FICA-SP

Information about an event hosted by the new FICA study group in São Paulo:

The São Paulo Capoeira Angola Study Group is pleased to invite everyone to the 1st Encouter of the São Paulo FICA Study Group that will happen on November 20, 21, 22 and 23 in São Paulo. The event will have capoeira Angola and instruments workshops with the FICA masters: Cobra Mansa and Valmir, with Aloan of FICA Bahia and the distinguished presence of Mestre Bigo (Francisco 45), a disciple of Mestre Pastinha, well as other activities such as lectures, video screenings and samba de roda.

See you there and hugs from the people of São Paulo.

When: November 20 – 23, 2008
Where: São Paulo (Confirming local)

Special guests: Mestre Cobra Mansa, Mestre Valmir, Mestre Bigo, Mestre Ananias and
Aloan (FICA – Bahia).

The schedule will be posted to our website.

For questions, call:
55 011 98402314 or 44727402 (womualy)
55 11 93135644 or 41781797 (Tabatta / Morena)
55 11 83975867 or 55354669 (Alexandr / Alê)

or email: gecasp (at) hotmail (dot) com

fica_sp (at) hotmail (dot) com

new information coming soon!

See you there!

GECASP

Looks great. Thanks to Womualy for the info.