Chicago Malandros de Mestre Touro

08/23/2026

Jarumi Fest 2026: Combat Games of the African Diaspora was a success. Many thanks to Mestre Bode Cantador and Professor LaCouir Yancey, and all of our attendees.

Jarumi Fest 2027 will be even bigger and better!

08/15/2026

We are one week away from Jarumi Fest!

This will be a one of a kind opportunity to explore the beautiful, cunning, and powerful games of the African Diaspora featuring:
-Capoeira de Angola
-Capoeira Angola de São Bento Grande
-El Juego de Maní
-Calinda

Saturday, August 22
10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
700 E. Oakwood Blvd.
Chicago, IL

Register today: https://forms.gle/xjEbuhfsKTJZsnAM8

You can also donate to support our work at https://www.chicagomalandros.com/donate

See you next week!

Join us on Saturday, August 22 for Jarumi Fest 2026: Combat Games of the African Diaspora featuring Mestre Bode Cantador, Professor LaCouir Yancey, and Maestro Puente! Saturday, August 22, 2026 10 AM-5 PM Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies or Northeastern Illinois University 700 E. Oakwood

08/14/2026

Venha comemorar com o Mestre Touro!

08/08/2026

Jarumi Fest is fast approaching! This historic event will center of the beauty and genius of combat games of the African Diaspora--Capoeira, El Juego de Maní, and Calinda.

Register today: https://forms.gle/EXgGcds3bUQhBkgVA

08/01/2026

Jarumi Fest is a celebration of the African Diasporan combat arts and the spirit of resistance that they express. On August 22 we will examine four traditions that evoke this ancestral remembrance:
-Capoeira de Angola (Bahia, Brazil) with Prof. LaCouir Yancey
-Capoeira Angola de São Bento Grande (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) with Mestre Bode Cantador
-El Juego de Maní (Cuba) and Calinda (Puerto Rico) with Maestro Puente

August 22, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies, Chicago
$50 registration

Register today: https://forms.gle/kmbtdCE2dFQFBpyB8

07/24/2026

A special event featuring Mestre Touro, a legend of Capoeira Carioca.

07/10/2026

Come and learn Capoeira Angola de São Bento Grande and the Afro-Puerto Rican art of Cocobalé tomorrow at the Soul Yoga Fest from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Also, join us on August 22 for Jarumi Fest 2026 where we'll be featuring Mestre Bode Cantador, Professor LaCouir Yancey, and Maestro Puente.