ACTA Welcomes 21 Mestre Artist-Apprentice Teams to its Apprenticeship Program. www.actaonline.org (Alliance for California Traditional Arts) Master artist Joselito "Amen" Santo (Culver City) will conduct an apprenticeship with Beto Gonzalez (Los Angeles) in Brazilian Candomblé atabaquedrumming. Mestre Amen was initiated into the Candomblé religion as a young boy in his native Brazil. In addition to his training in Candomblé percussion, Amen, a former member of Brazil’s historic Viva Bahia dance ensemble, is also extensively trained in capoeira and Afro-Brazilian folkloric dance. Beto has been studying Afro-Brazilian music for nearly two decades. The apprenticeship will focus on improving Beto’s technique, as well as building his knowledge of the vast repertoire of rhythms within the Candomblé tradition.
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