Cultural Stewardship: Preserving Capoeira’s Revolutionary Spirit

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(Left to right) Mestre Deni, Mestre Negativo and Mark Becker explore Capoeira Angola and it's cultural resistance and spiritual nourishment.
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In this powerful conversation, host Kennedy Vincent sits down with two masters of Capoeira Angola—Mestre Negativo and Mestre Deni—alongside translator and longtime student Mark, to explore how this ancient Afro-Brazilian martial art continues to serve as a living form of cultural resistance and spiritual nourishment.

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GUEST:

Mestre Deni

  • Director & Head Instructor – Capoeira Angola Center, Illinois

Mark Becker 

  • Student & Volunteer – Capoeira Angola Center, Illinois

Mestre Negoativo

  • Master of Capoeira; Musician; Art Educator; Filmmaker, Cultural Activist, and Researcher of Bantu/Mato Grosso Culture.

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Stephanie Orellana