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- From: lchurch2@bluemoon.use.com (Leonard Church)
- Subject: Re: berimbaus, Brazilian arts, Capoeira
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- Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-998[024])
- References: <BxyF3u.3M4@acsu.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 02:16:36 EST
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- rmr@acsu.buffalo.edu (Richard M. Romanowski) writes:
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- >
- > Hi -- a while back, I read _In_Search_Of_The_Warrior_Spirit_,
- > written by a psychotherapist/aikido master, about teaching aikido to
- > Green berets.
- >
- > He mentioned Capoeira, a Brazilian method of martial artistry.
- > There is a funky stringed instrument, with one string, called the
- > berimbau, and apparently one strums funky jammin' Brazilian rhythms
- > on this and goes into trance and so forth.
- >
- > Any one know about this? And (obsession becomes apparent) how
- > it relates to Kundalini? If at all?
- >
- >
- > Thanks
- > Luck
- > Rick
-
- The instrument and its rythmns have their roots back in the african origin
- of the style... most of these came from the prevailing tribal war songs
- and dances used widely on the north western portion of the african
- continent.
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