More than just a capoeira based alphabet and numbers book.
Presented in the format of a children's book, C is for Capoeira uses letters, words, numbers, exquisite artistry and intricate illustrations to help new capoeiristas:
∙ Become familiar with capoeira music and movements
∙ Learn to count in Portuguese, and
∙ Connect what they've learned to capoeira movements, symbols and traditions.
C is for Capoeira invites you, your friends and/or family members to connect to capoeira by inspiring you to become active, engaged, informed and knowledgeable capoeiristas.
"C is for Capoeira not only promotes the martial art, it promotes an appreciation for the cultures, philosophies, people and countries where capoeira originated."
— Guro Dan Inosanto, Inosanto Academy of Martial Arts
After 75 years of writing short stories, screenplays, radio scripts, novels, etc., etc., etc. -- and almost 50 years in the roda; I am blessed to be able to write a few words about “C is for Capoeira”. It might also be called a Coup.This is not simply a beautiful book, artistically, but an important book; that will bring more people into the heart of this wonderful martial art, the book righteously deserves all of the praise I can give it.The artwork is superb, the explanation of the movements are precise, coherent. For those of us who did not grow up speaking Capoeira-Portuguese, but learned the songs and instruments by practice, baby, practice, the book is a treasure house. For years, as we yearned for a “C is for Capoeira”, we felt an empty place where the spiritual side of Capoeira was located. “C is for Capoeira” fills that spiritual gap with what my Iyalosha Tanina Şangobumni called “Afrikanity”. Afrikanity flows from the pages of this gorgeous document. In my 85 years of life in this America, I can honestly say that I’ve lived long enough to see the work of a talented team who got it ALL right. Manal Aboelata-Henry and Dr. Randal Henry, authors. The artist, Keef Aura and the book designer, Marina Scott blended their unique gifts to create a gem of a book. No matter whether you are a Capoeirista or not, I think you will be feeling my joy each time you open the “C is for Capoeira”.— Odie Hawkins, Author
Behind the Book
"C is for Capoeira is our offering to the capoeira community. It is a gift of gratitude to all those who have sacrificed and struggled. We hope that it will inspire parents and children alike to engage with the significant history of capoeira all the way back to its African roots. Through the act of reading the alphabet and exploring the intricate illustrations, learners of any age will see familiar words and pick up new ones in both Portuguese and English and connect them to Capoeira movements, symbols and traditions."
— Manal Aboelata-Henry & Randal Henry
Become familiar with capoeira
words and sounds and connect
them to capoeira movements.
“C is for Capoeira is a very special tool for the capoeira community. The artwork is amazing, beautiful, and magical—it gave me goosebumps.”
— Mestre Batata, Capoeira Besouro
“Amazing! There is no book like C is for Capoeira at all here in the United States.”
— Lia Flavia Sant’Anna
About the Illustrator
KEEF AURA is a painter, poet and martial artist from Los Angeles. The themes of his work are spiritual in nature, acknowledging the re-emergence of a sacred paradigm. He sees art as the original technology... and the word "artist" as being synonymous with shaman or healer.
Keef Aura has been a practitioner of the holistic art of capoeira for many years. Capoeira's ritual-creativity has had a major influence on his artistic and cosmological perspective. "There's been ecstatic moments in the roda when the boundaries between self and environment/other dissolved...all that remained was the relationship...the dance." Keef's collection of capoeira themed images is meant to be a visual aid for integrating metaphysical realities of the spirit into our everyday lives.
www.keefaura.etsy.com
C is for Capoeira Greeting Cards
Featuring artwork from Keef Aura, these beautiful greeting cards are great for giving and for collecting!
4" x 6", 14.77 oz paperboard, envelope included.