Historic recordings of Mestre Waldemar Rodrigues da Paixão

”…The album ”Mestre Waldemar – Eu Cantei a Capoeira” contains recordings of the great master, performed in 1951 by american researcher Anthony Leeds. It also contains recordings made in 1989, during a roda at Salvador (Bahia, Brazil) which celebrated Mestre Paulo dos Anjos’ birthday. The CD was produced by members of the online community ”Mestre […]

Vadiação – Waldemar, Traíra & Bimba (1955)

The film Vadiação was made in 1955, and as you can see is a short documentary made of capoeira in Salvador, Bahia. The complete film last maybe 5 minutes, and is primarily made up of a demonstration roda led by capoeira angola mestres Waldemar, Traíra & Bimba