48. Lateef Crowder
47. Patrique
46. Mestre Carlo Alexandre (part 2)
45. Mestre Cobra Mansa
44. Graduado Axé
43. Mestre Poncianinho
42. Ana Paz
41. Alex (aka mayuxi)
40. Professor Minoquinho
39. Cedro
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Double emmy award winner Lateef Crowder talks about his life in capoeira, how it led him to holywood, and capoeira on the big screen. Follow his instagram here.
Patrique talks about his life in capoeira from Norway, to Brazil, to the USA; the lessons learnt and art he’s made along the way; training now he’s in his 60s and more besides! You can check out some of his “Jogo de Dentro” sculpture series on The Life Capoeira instagram.
Mestre Carlo returns to discuss how the political seeds he talked about in his first appearance on the show have grown; his latest project; why capoeira and politics are inseparable. To support his latest project, visit from 09:00 4th July: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/mundo-girou To check out his previous work visit his bandcamp profile: http://www.carloalexandre.bandcamp.com/ For Mestre Carlo’s previous appearances on The Life Capoeira check out episodes 10 and 29
Mestre Cobra Mansa talks about the changes he has seen over half a century of involvement in the art; being a permangoleiro at Kilombo; and poses a question for capoeiristas everywhere. You can get Dance of the Serpent here and you can find out more about the unsung heroes series at Funmilayo.co.uk And follow the hyperlink to watch Jogo do Corpo in Portuguese with English subtitles.
Axé talks about his life and thoughts about capoeira, from his encounter with the late, great Nestor capoeira, the weight of a corda, and where his journey began. If you enjoy this podcast, please share it on your socials, subscribe on your podcast platforms and leave a review, and if you can afford it, please consider a donation to help cover the running costs.
Mestre Poncianinho talks about his beginnings in capoeira; how it led him to the UK and why he stayed; his book, stage and screen projects and much more. You can follow him on Instagram and YouTube: https://www.instagram.com/poncianinho https://youtube.com/@mestreponcianinho Mojuba Capoeira https://www.instagram.com/mojubacapoeira https://www.mojuba.co.uk/ Screen projects: Vida Longa (director’s cut) https://youtu.be/lzBhDqyOw34?si=h8nzYD7t64dO5b-c Memorias https://youtu.be/d7O5dbawO3E?si=AcItziTRdGKT8URG Spirit and Bone https://www.instagram.com/spiritandbone_shortfilm If you would like to help support The Life Capoeira, then please share it on your socials, subscribe on whatever playform your own, and if you can, you can donate here.
Ana Paz talks about the beginnings of her capoeira journey; how it led her to Sweden and a masters thesis there; her podcast Un.Spoken and much more. All the links to Un.spoken podcast are here: https://linktr.ee/un.spokenpod
Alex (aka mayuxi) talks about his life in capoeira starting in China; helping to pioneer its spread in China; to moving to Thailand and his current practice and setting up the capoeira wiki project. Check out, and join in, the capoeira wiki project here https://capoeirawiki.org/wiki/Main_Page
Professor Minoquinho talks about his beginnings in capoeira in Poland and then to the UK; his capoeira movement library and his plans for the future and more. The Singing For Survival episode mentioned in the episode (about the abuse alegations and what we can do about them), is here https://open.spotify.com/episode/00edtHyX6gv1PgEyYDjdiD?si=GfaQupXpTB-yJviKZFinog The movement library is here http://www.youtube.com/@byMinho (and this is the music video that was mentioned https://youtu.be/HpFcNrILZIs ) and Minoquinho’s other social media links are: http://minhoquinho.com http://instagram.com/byminhoo http://facebook.com/byminhoo If you are in Edinburgh, check out Tucum capoeira there https://capoeira-edinburgh.com/
Cedro discusses his near 25 years in capoeira, from his beginnings to going independent; releasing an album; and how capoeira helped him reavaluate his Israeli heritage and the conflict in Palestine. This episode does include discussion of Israeli atrocities, including the sexual abuse of children and the murder of Aysenur Eygi (https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/07/middleeast/american-killed-west-bank-family-intl-hnk/index.html) If you would like to find out more about the capoeira movement for Palestine, check out the website https://capoeiramovementforpalestine.org/en/ You can follow Cedro on instagram https://www.instagram.com/cedro_capoeira And his album, Memoria, is available on major streaming platforms: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nPOa4oTE9EO-FNYv6OSKyRAaG8BvILxl&si=UwDAASbG3UI93Jam https://open.spotify.com/album/OTXkiOD3C|xW5y7tbzeoy4 https://music.apple.com/us/album/memoria/1761756733 https://avozdocedro.bandcamp.com/album/memoria