WWU is back in session, so we have begun to practice Mondays in the VU Multipurpose room again.
We'll be there at 5:40 to set up and warm up. class starts at 6pm and goes until 7:45 or so. Everyone is welcome, regardless of their experience: wear a pair shoes you can move in, long pants, and a t-shirt that can be tucked in.
Some special events coming up:
Mestre Silvinho will be here Tuesday October 28th: we will have a workshop starting from 5:30 to 7:30, in Carver Gym, room 60.
Mestre will be in Bellingham again on Saturday November 8th: time and location of a workshop TBD.
That weekend there will also be some great West African Drumming classes, taught by Guinean master drummer Manimou Camara (see the previous post below).
Finally, the weekend of November 14th to the 16th there will be a full weekend of classes, workshops and rodas in Seattle, with Mestre Jurandir, Mestre Valmir, and ContraMestre Andrea!
click here for more info.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
A new drumming workshop in November!
Monday, August 11, 2014
Berimbau Cases available!
There lovely berimbau cases were hand-made in Italy by Anna of FICA - Pisa.
The material is synthetic and dries quickly; the bags for the cabacas are padded; there is an outer pocket for a baqueta; the bottom is reinforced with faux leather.
You can purchase one for $45 - the money goes back to Anna!
The material is synthetic and dries quickly; the bags for the cabacas are padded; there is an outer pocket for a baqueta; the bottom is reinforced with faux leather.
You can purchase one for $45 - the money goes back to Anna!
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Summer 2014
Monday 6/9, 6/16 and 6/30. 6pm until sunset...
possibly other days as well! (email us to be kept in the loop)
We'll be on hiatus until late August, but if you want to develop your skills in capoeira, you can always visit FICA-Seattle, or take some drumming lessons from Doni Doni Drums!
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Festival 2014!
Another great year of dance, community and capoeira!
Treinel Daniel - who came all the way from Oakland! - explains the details of some capoeira movements. Obrigado Daniel!
A group photo with Dora Newman after her great Samba/Afro-Brasilian dance class! Obrigado Dora!
A moment towards the end of our closing roda, with a bateria made entirely of women.
So many friends came to spend time with us - Keith of Doni Doni drums, our friends from Vancouver and Seattle, WWU students and Bellingham residents - what a great day!
So many friends came to spend time with us - Keith of Doni Doni drums, our friends from Vancouver and Seattle, WWU students and Bellingham residents - what a great day!
Friday, May 23, 2014
5th annual Afro-Brasilian Festival!
day of music, dance, and community featuring, samba, west african
dance, and capoeira angola!
Saturday, May 31st
WWU, Carver Gym D
9am: registration and welcome
10am: Capoeira Angola class with Treinel Daniel and Mestre Silvinho
12pm: Capoeira Angola kids class with Mestre Silvinho
1pm: samba class with Dora Oliveira
2pm: Capoeira Angola music class with Treinel Daniel
3pm: West African Dance with Manimou Camara
4pm: Capoeira Angola roda
6pm: dinner
Free for students. For the public: $5 for any and all classes, $10 for
the dinner
There was an overview of the event in the AS Review of 5/27.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Spring 2014 scheduling (UPDATED)
Until June 2nd:
Regular class will continue to be held on Mondays at 5:30 in the MPR at WWU.
Music class on Saturdays at 11am at the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center (1220 Bay street); on nice days, we will move to the Farmers' Market.
There will NOT be a music class on Saturday May 10th, or Saturday May 17th.
SAVE THE DATES!
Sunday May 4th C2C is organizing their second annual farmworker solidarity march.
12pm: Leave from the intersection of Meridian and Prince, Bellingham
1:30pm: Rally at the Whatcom County Courthouse, Grand and Lottie, Bellingham
2:00pm: Rally and Food at Maritime Heritage park
Mestre Silvinho will be giving a workshop here in Bellingham on Tuesday May 6th in WWU's Carver Gym, Room 60, from 6 to 8pm. Beginners and non-students welcome!
Treinel Huu (pictured at left, from FICA-Chicago) will be visiting Seattle on Saturday and Sunday May 17th and 18th.
May 31st will be our fifth annual Afro-Brasilian Festival - stay tuned for the schedule!
Mestre Cobra Mansa will be in Seattle on June 6th to the 8th to teach classes and share his new documentary (trailer below).
Regular class will continue to be held on Mondays at 5:30 in the MPR at WWU.
Music class on Saturdays at 11am at the Whatcom Peace and Justice Center (1220 Bay street); on nice days, we will move to the Farmers' Market.
There will NOT be a music class on Saturday May 10th, or Saturday May 17th.
SAVE THE DATES!
Sunday May 4th C2C is organizing their second annual farmworker solidarity march.
12pm: Leave from the intersection of Meridian and Prince, Bellingham
1:30pm: Rally at the Whatcom County Courthouse, Grand and Lottie, Bellingham
2:00pm: Rally and Food at Maritime Heritage park
Mestre Silvinho will be giving a workshop here in Bellingham on Tuesday May 6th in WWU's Carver Gym, Room 60, from 6 to 8pm. Beginners and non-students welcome!
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| Treinel Huu |
Treinel Huu (pictured at left, from FICA-Chicago) will be visiting Seattle on Saturday and Sunday May 17th and 18th.
May 31st will be our fifth annual Afro-Brasilian Festival - stay tuned for the schedule!
Mestre Cobra Mansa will be in Seattle on June 6th to the 8th to teach classes and share his new documentary (trailer below).
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