WATCH: Tempo II–Finding Rhythm Through Running with Brazilian Samba
Follow Black Diamond athlete, Kyle Richardson, in Rio de Janeiro while he explores styles of Brazilian drumming and trail running
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Black Diamond Presents: Tempo II – A conceptual search for the shared feelings between music and mountains. Follow Black Diamond athlete, Kyle Richardson, in the world’s largest urban jungle in Rio de Janeiro and while he explores styles of Brazilian drumming and trail running with Rio local Odin Aguiar.
Kyle discovered Samba music in college and fell in love with it. During his time producing films for BD, he made Tempo, which was also about the connection between running and rhythm which inspired Odin Aguiar, a Brazilian runner and drummer who wanted to produce a similar film, but set in Brazil and to Brazilian drumming. Kyle was immediately interested, and the two joined forces to create Tempo II.
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