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A long way from the block
A practitioner of Capoeira with over 40 years of experience. My conversation with Baba Themba, Mestre of capoeira Angola.
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Anthony Thomas
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Season 1
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Episode 53
In this episode we discuss-
- His upbringing in San Francisco
- The influence of his parents and the presence of a strong father
- His Capoeira journey and being called by the ancestors to preserve this culture
- The famous 1983 trip to Brazil with Mestre Acordeon
- What it's like being a Mestre of Capoeira Angola
- His continued work in the community as an Activist an Elder