The ABC of Old Masters of Capoeira

Event of Grupo Negaça Capoeira Angola
São Paulo, 1996

September, 2016
Standing:
M Cavaco and M Gato Preto
São Paulo, 1996

Sitting:
? (with berimbau)
M Cavaco (with berimbau)
M Gato Preto (with berimbau)
São Paulo, 1996

Sitting M Gato Preto with berimbau
Standing M Cavaco (in the middle with glasses)
São Paulo, 1996

Sitting M Gato Preto with berimbau
São Paulo, 1996
Grupo Negaça Capoeira Angola, 1996

About M Gato Preto:

«And there was Agostinha, who lived in Ilha do Dendê and I was living in Pilar. If I crossed there, to the other side [..] which was called Ilha do Dendê. She is the holy mother [of candomblé]. I went to her house to have candombré, to learn to play atabaque, sing [..]»
M Gato Preto, 1999
«That time there was a group [in São Braz]: it was me, Messias [M Messias, born in 1929], Zinho, Genesio, Lao, Tomazinho, Jaime, Chumbinho [..] So we had this group of boys who were all 16, 15-16 years old. And we used to get together on Saturdays and Sundays to do this capoeira. And Léo was the mestre.»
M Gato Preto, 1999
«I left Pilar street [in Santo Amaro] being 10 years, 10 to 11 years old, and went to São Braz. [..] I became a fisherman.»
M Gato Preto, 1999

Event of Grupo Negaça Capoeira Angola
São Paulo, 1996