Street Performance

On the 8th of March, walking back from the underground markets by the water front I was drawn towards some music and what I thought to be some sort of dancing on Cuba Street. However this turned out to be something called Capoeira. I was intrigued from the movement and sound of the music / charnting and the instruments they were playing that can be seen in the background of the video below - the long tall one interested me the most.

Sounds:
-voices
-hands
-instruments

Wikipedia tells me:
"Capoeira has a variety of different techniques that make use of the hands, feet, legs, arms, elbows, knees, and head. Kicks, punches, headbutts and takedowns are among the offensive movements included, but the emphasis is normally placed on kicks and evasion. Because a large number of capoeira techniques are delivered in unorthodox ways, it is often mistaken for breakdancing or acrobatics. However, many techniques in capoeira are identical to those found in other more mainstream martial arts. For historical reasons, different groups may use different names for the same techniques, and even the same name for different techniques."