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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)…
Toque de Amazonas
28 Jan 2015 – Toque de Amazonas We learned this tonight. Well, it was my first time playing it, other students knew it! So I should say, I learned this tonight and the group practiced it. Amazonas is really good fun to play – I think it might now be one my favourites, along with…
Lavadeiras de Maré – Mestre José Antonio de Almeida
16 Dec 2014 – Lavadeiras de Maré – Mestre José Antonio de Almeida On last Wednesday’s music practice with Mojubá group, Mestre José Antonio taught us this beautiful song he wrote. It was recorded and I have the honour to be in there, playing the berimbau and singing too with the rest of the group.…
Video Summary: A Liberdade Do Corpo – Roberto Freire
Video Summary: A Liberdade Do Corpo – Roberto Freire Mestre José Antonio posted this great video with Roberto Freire (SOMA’s creator, writer, psychiatrist, politician). It explains how Capoeira can be a weapon in the fight against authoritarianism and what he calls ‘modern white slavery’ (i.e. almost everyone living under the Capitalist system is enslaved) and…
Toque Idalina
10 Dec 2014 – Toque Idalina tsh#tsh# dom dom dim dom dom tsh# dim Idalina game – game with blade, of any size. Created by Mestre Bimba aula de berimbau 11 (toque idalina): https://youtu.be/3Qmwfyc-b8k
Toque e Jogo Samango/Saramango
03 December 2014 – Toque e Jogo Samango/Saramango This toque/jogo was created by Mestre Canjiquinha. The Samango is a very dynamic game with lateral kicks. The toque itself should be played at a steady pace, with few repiques, to allow the players to keep their rhythm. However, if demonstrating it then more repiques are encouraged!…