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"Capoeira for me is more than a martial art - it's a way of life. Any true martial art is a way of life."
-Capoeirista Skher Brown
Here's a suggested lead-in for your host:
"Producer Aaron Henkin recently dropped in at The Harlem Park Rec Center in West Baltimore to witness a group of athletes practicing an acrobatic tradition that has 500-year-old roots in Angola, Africa. In this radio profile, Skher Brown, Denzel Mitchell, and Mari Gardner talk about what it takes to hold your own in the Afro-Brazilian fight-dance of Capoeira..."
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Piece Description
"Capoeira for me is more than a martial art - it's a way of life. Any true martial art is a way of life." -Capoeirista Skher Brown Here's a suggested lead-in for your host: "Producer Aaron Henkin recently dropped in at The Harlem Park Rec Center in West Baltimore to witness a group of athletes practicing an acrobatic tradition that has 500-year-old roots in Angola, Africa. In this radio profile, Skher Brown, Denzel Mitchell, and Mari Gardner talk about what it takes to hold your own in the Afro-Brazilian fight-dance of Capoeira..."
Broadcast History
This piece aired originally on WYPR's arts program "The Signal" on 02.22.08
