Soul Capoeira » Interviews http://soulcapoeira.org Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:00:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en MACULELE- AN INTERVIEW WITH MESTRE POPO http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/maculele-an-interview-with-mestre-popo/ http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/maculele-an-interview-with-mestre-popo/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:45:36 +0000 chan http://soulcapoeira.org/articles/maculele-an-interview-with-mestre-popo/ maculele

MACULELE

Here is an interview between Paulino Aloisio Andrade (mestre Popo) and Maria Mutti, 1968. This interview was extracted from a book called MACULELE, which was released in 1977.
Mestre Popo passed away on the 16th of september 1969.

This interview was undertaken by the Folkloric Group Oxala, from Santo Amaro Da Purificacao.

Translated text by:
Chan Griffin.

POPO:
What I remember, Maculele arrived from the coast of africa by the slaves that arrived here.

OXALA:
Were you sir, a slave?
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An Interview with Mestre Bamba

Translated by Chan Griffin.

1.What does Capoeira Mean to you?

Today, Capoeira is a part of my life. I do not know how to live without teaching Capoeira, but at the same time I feel that I have a very strong mission which is to show our afro-brazillian culture to the world. (more…)

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