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     questons or comments to   Prof. Edward A. Riedinger  ●  April, 2006    

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capoeira

Animated Capoeira Movements   1  2

Gallery of Capoeira Scenes  1   2   3 with Capoeira Film Clips  1   2   3

Berimbau Instrument and Steps and Positions in Capoeira

Capoeira Resources  1   2 and Directory of Capoeira Centers Worldwide

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LANGUAGE and culture

Afro-American Music

African Use of Drums, Rattles, and Bells at Core of Brazilian Popular Music 

Bantu Dictionaries (among others, Bemba, Fang, Kalanga, Masaba, Venda)

Bantu Language Divisions

Bantu Peoples and Migrations

Sounds of African Percussion Instruments

Varied African Cultural Practices besides Religion Transferred to Brazil  1   2 including Healing Practices and Foods and Cooking

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Organizations

Bantu Camp,New Mexico

Capoeira Clubs in US

International Capoeira Angola Foundation, Washington, DC

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Religion

Comparison of Orixás and Catholic Saints

Map of African-Brazil Religious Transfers

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