A Capoeira é tudo que a boca come
LeléI have made two videos of Mestre Curió songs in past: Maracangalha and Saci Pererê Below is the full album, recorded in México City, 1997. Turn subtitles on, as I captioned it – which means it’s translatable to any language. The AI isn’t perfect but it’s much better than it used to be! I’m also … Read more
10 May 2024 Mestre Gajé came to visit Mojubá tonight and sang a lot of his songs. It was very special! José Isidro de Carvalho, known as Mestre Gajé, was born in 1951 in Conceição da Feira, Bahia, Brazil. He is a Capoeira icon through his art, represented by his powerful songs. Well known in … Read more
Minha Sabiá Minha Sabiá was adapted from a 1962 samba song, Sabiá Roxa by os Tincoãs. I don’t know who brought it to Capoeira. I published the Capoeira version chords on Ultimate Guitar a while ago. It’s a beautiful song, and I wanted to make an arrangement for it. I learned GarageBand last week and … Read more
On Sunday’s (3rd Dec 2023) Mojubá music class we were going around the group and people were singing songs of their choice and this song I hadn’t heard before came up. There was a bit of a caboclo theme going on and this song fitted nicely. Mestre Poncianinho explained that brada = announce. Caboclo announcing … Read more
19 Oct 2023 (Song starts at 27:20) Mestre Pastel sang this at the Sambando e Gingando Mojubá event and I can’t get it out of my head, so I’m writing it down here. Sou das estrelas – Mestre Gajé [Chorus 1] Sou das estrelas, eu sou da lua Sou da poeira, menino, moleque de rua … Read more