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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)…
Galope – Gonzaguinha
We have been learning this song. There are many versions of Galope out there, in Capoeira the words have been changed to fit its context, here are two examples: Gonzaguinha’s Version – 1973 – I won’t translate because this one is worth learning Portuguese just to understand it in its natural environment/context! (Also I’m pushed…
Mojubá Music Class – 14th of June 2015
Mojubá Music Class – 14th of June 2015 We were going to have a picnic today, but because it had been raining earlier it got cancelled. Capoeira and wet grass don’t mix! The purpose of the picnic was to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Nepal. Nevertheless, Eva designed a set of Capoeira postcards to…
Mestre Marcelo Angola
07 June 2015 – Mestre Marcelo Angola On Friday class, 5th of June 2015, Mestre Marcelo Angola came to Dance Attic to do a workshop. He lives in Sweden, and his daughter, who lives in Bahia, is spending a few months with him here. Mestre Marcelo Angola is a student of the illustrious Mestre Curió…
Saci Pererê
Saci Pererê This is one of the songs from Mestre Curió’s Capoeira Angola album. I have extracted it and transcribed the lyrics for my singing practice. I also added a range of images found on the internet (If I’m infringing any copyrights let me know, will either remove it or credit the artist. I’m not…
Mojubá Music Lesson – 3rd June 2015
Mojubá Music Lesson – 3rd June 2015 Jogo de dentro variation (on photo above) using keyboard notation tsh#tsh# dim dom dim x3 tsh#tsh# dim tsh# dom dim dom dim dom dim (from 2:20) base: dim dom dim dom dom variation: dim dom dim dom dom dom