mestre ralil leading workshops in oakland

professor bicudu provides instructions

mestre ralil helps out jardinheiro

mestre ralil explains the subtleties of a queida

beginner level workshop

dinner at the academy after a hard class

mestre ralil and professor bicudu lead the bateria

advanced level workshop

advanced level workshop

mestre ralil  

mestre ralil shares his wisdom

left to right: prof. tartaruga, mestre ralil, inst. cangaceiro, and prof. bicudu

mestre ralil and mestre terry

mestre papiba

mestre ralil and professor tartaruga

mestres ralil and papiba present tartaruga with his purple cord

mel-mel and pente

maculele