Downbeat critics' and readers' poll award-winner, Guilherme Franco plays the traditional music of the Capoeira - the legendary Afro-Brazilian art form which originated secretly by rebellious African slaves brought to Brazil centuries ago by the Portuguese. The intense Capoeira is part dance, part martial-art, part mystic chant-trance, and its distinctive music has only recently become known around the world as an irresistable mix of Afro-Brazilian culture expressed in music. Brazilian percussionist Guilherme Franco plays the berimbau, the metal stringed percussion instrument that is the heart of the Capoeira. . This recording incorporates Berimbau, Double Berimbau (Franco's own innovation), Congas, Agogo, Surdo, other instruments and chants. Produced by Jorge Alfano.