maculele
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɑːkuleɪˈleɪ/
Noun
maculele (uncountable)
- An Afro-Brazilian dance and martial art in which a number of people gather in a circle and rhythmically strike sticks together to accompany singing.
- 2007 January 26, The New York Times, “Dance Listings”, in New York Times:
- AFRO-BRAZILIAN MUSIC & DANCE (Tonight) The New York-based Ologunde company celebrates the Afro-Brazilian culture of Salvador, Bahia, in a program that includes the candomble, capoeira, maculele and samba da roda.
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