Cultural Stewardship: Preserving Capoeira’s Revolutionary Spirit

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.