• 1. Playing In The Ring
        • 2. Tradition
        • 3. Rattlesnake
        • 4. Chameleon
        • 5. Precaution
        • 6. Grande Joao Grande
        • 7. Beauty
        • 8. Japan
        • 9. Bad Mood

        Berimbau and voice rhythms intrinsic to Capoeira, performed by one of Salvador's top 'rodas'

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