Lineage of Mestre Gajé

Known line ends here

3 generations up

• Besouro Gago1890s – ?
• Neco Canário Pardo1880s – ?
• Ricardo de Ilha de Maré1890s – ?
• Siri de Mangue1880s – ?
• Talabi1890s – ?

2 generations up

• MestreWaldemar1916 – 199022 February 1916 – 16 March 1990

  student of Besouro Gago, 1936 – 1940Disputed

  student of Talabi, 1936 – 1940Verified

  student of Ricardo de Ilha de Maré, 1936 – 1940Verified

  student of Neco Canário Pardo, 1936 – 1940Verified

  student of Siri de Mangue, 1936 – 1940Verified

Learned from

• Nagé1923 – 1958

  trained under Waldemar, 1940s – 1958Likely

In focus

• MestreGajé1951 –

  trained under Nagé, ? – 1958Likely