NBDA group photo (2025). Photo courtesy of No Balanço D'Angola
Grupo No Balanço D’Angola (NBDA) is dedicated to preserving and protecting the Afro-Brazilian rhythms, movements, and rituals of Capoeira Angola as a tool of social integration. The group hosts weekly classes at La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley, as well as at No Balanço D’Angola in Oakland.
A lesson on musicality by Mestre Moraes. Credit: No Balanço D’Angola.
Ancestralidade
Funding will support “Ancestralidade,” a series of 12 public rodas, and a culminating workshop with Mestre Moraes to share the rich heritage of Capoeira Angola with the Bay Area capoeira community.
Berimbau music class at La Peña during NBDA's annual event with Mestre Moraes (2025). Photo courtesy of No Balanço D'Angola.
Berimbaus crafted in house from NBDA's mutirão session (2026). Photo courtesy of No Balanço D'Angola
NBDA monthly roda organized in their community space on Linden St, Oakland (2025). Photo courtesy of No Balanço D'Angola.
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