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Berimbau Toques
First Published in 2014Last modified May 2025 The best known Capoeira toques are Angola, São Bento Pequeno and São Bento Grande. Here I go through those and various others that I have learned. The notation is explained here. For further explanations of specific toques, follow the links provided. * Toques on YouTube (Recorded in 2015)…
Mojubá Music Class – 11th of November 2015
11 November 2015 Mojubá Music Class We learned this variation today, which was first recorded by Mestre Ananias and now pretty much everyone plays it. Works for rhythms ending in dim, i.e. Angola, Jogo de Dentro, Miudinho, Banguela, Angolinha. From Sunday, we practiced this, São Bento Grande variation: And berimbau orchestra start for each berimbau:
Santa Maria e Idalina toques with Mestre José Antonio
5 November 2015 – Santa Maria e Idalina toques with Mestre José Antonio Learning toque Santa Maria (Mestre Bimba) with Mestre José Antonio Base tsh#tsh# dom dom dom dom dom dimdomdim tsh#tsh# domdimdomdim tsh#tsh# domdimdomdimdomdimdom dimdomdim Variations: tsh#tsh# domdomdomdomdomdomdom dom dimdomdim tsh#tsh# domtss domtss domtss domtss dom dimdomdim Santa Maria Variations with Mestre José Antonio…
Mestre Poncianinho’s 15 Years of Capoeira in England
26 October 2015 – Mestre Poncianinho’s 15 Years of Capoeira in England This weekend saw the celebration fest for our Mestre Poncianinho’s 15 years in England and graduation ceremony. Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday were a roller coaster ride of classes, graduation and emotions and I’m still digesting it all, as well as suffering from…
Estrela – Mestre Poncianinho
Estrela – Mestre Poncianinho Eu via a lua Vi a estrela no céu também A estrela mais bonita Tá nos olhos do meu bem Os olhos do meu bem Clareia a escuridão Transforma meia-noite Num dia de verão Eu via a lua Vi a estrela no céu também A estrela mais bonita Tá nos olhos…
A negregada instituição
First published on 13 Oct 2015 A negregada instituição The word ‘negragada’ confused me – translated directly to English on google translate, it translates as ‘neglected’, however when I look for a Portuguese definition it returns ‘hateful, hard work (as in, causes exhaustion), repulsive, negligible’. To be honest, I’m not sure what it means in…