Well, we’ve been having perfect weather lately, it makes me wanna play capoeira!
It’s time for Grupo Bantus Capoeira Japão to do some Street Rodas! We wanna keep it local, and promote our group to the wonderful people of Inokashira/Kichijoji. We wanna have our roda in an enjoyable locaiton, with plenty of friendly foot-traffic, and close to our class.
So, we’ve chosen Inokashira Park, in front of the Pepacafe Forest. This restaurant is located on the far side of Inokashira Park, coming from Kichijoji Station. Just cross over the two bridges, as if you were walking towards class, and just right of the Koban Police Box, you’ll find us. Click here for a map.
If this area is occupied by any other performing group, we’ll move to another equally exciting location within the park.
In case of rain, the roda will be cancelled. Let’s keep our fingers crossed the sun keeps shinning.
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Open Street Rodas - October & November
October 30th at 2pm. Roda followed by capoeira class at 3pm at Go Sho.
November 6th at 2pm. Roda followed by capoeira class at 3pm at Go Sho.
November 13th at 2pm. Roda followed by capoeira class at 3pm at Go Sho.
November 20th at 3pm. Roda followed by a picnic in Inokashira Park, then capoeira class at 6:30pm at San Chu.
November 27th at 2pm. Roda followed by capoeira class at 3pm at Go Sho.
Please wear your capoeira pants and t-shirt. If you have colour pants or t-shirt, you are welcome to wear them in order to keep your white uniform clean. Also bring a pair of light sports shoes to protect your feet.
Everyone is welcome to these free events. Please tell your friends and family to come and enjoy a day in Inokashira Park and cheer us on. All GBC students are welcome, no matter what your regular day is.
So, now would be a good time to have a read over this article by GBC Malaysia about roda etiquette.
Please leave a comment on the blog if you can make it to one, or all of the rodas.
Thanks to Cafune, Kanchan, Kotaro, Mico, Takeshinho, and Marcus from Grupo Filhos da Bahia - Melbourne for coming to today’s street roda. We definitely got a few amazed spectators interested in capoeira today. Many people took flyers and asked us about the roda. Thanks to Kota for doing a lot of promo - there’s a job giving away free tissues waiting for him when he turns 16! Let’s hope the weather is just as pleasant next Sunday so we can have an even bigger roda before our class at Go Sho at 3pm. Remember, everyone is welcome to the street roda, friends, family, co-workers, and all good people.
PS. To all Bantus members: If you can come a few minutes early, please swing by our apartment first to help with the instruments. Thank you for your cooperation.
One more thing. Espaguete has made a promise to learn more songs to lead in the roda. That means learning the chorus, and all the verses to the song. I hope everyone, no matter what language you speak, can make an attempt to learn some new songs! So far, Cafune and Kanako are leading the way for our Japanese and Female members. C’mon guys, let’s keep that axé flowing! We might have a special international guest for our roda on Sunday 6th November. Please pray for good weather.
Today’s roda was fun. We managed to avoid the light drizzle that started midway through our roda, as we were already under the shelter of the trees above. We had a special performance on the Cavaquinho from a passer by, and many other people were curious.to find out more about capoeira. So, let’s see more Bantus members attending the Sunday Street Rodas in Inokashira Park before it really does get too cold to move! See you all next week at this regular free event.
Well yesterday was another sunny but cool day, and a great day for a roda. GBC Inokashira Park Roda #3 was in a slightly different location this time because the resident park busker was back in action. So we found an even better location a few metres down the path. It was a nicer, flatter, cleaner location but didn’t seem to have the same magnetic attraction as the spot in front of the Pepacafe Forest. At least everyone found our new location without a problem, as I’m sure you could hear the atabaque and berimbaus from across the pond!! Thanks to everyone who could make it to the roda. Cafune, Kanako, Kotaro, Mico, Espaguete, Sung, Noriko and Takeshinho. So, next week we’ll have the roda at 3pm, and class will start at 6.30pm at San Chu. So, we’ll have a lot more time to get into the roda, and work up a sweat. Rain is predicted for Sunday 20th, so if that comes true, the roda will have to be cancelled. If the rain is only a light drizzle, the show will go on. Before the class, we’ll have some food, and hang out and have fun, like we always do.