A Capoeira é tudo que a boca come
LeléOrquestra de Berimbaus do Morro do Querosene I was searching for the different types of berimbau arrangements in the roda as a result of yesterday’s music class – The first one being gunga: angola, médio: são bento pequeno, viola: são bento grande + improv. when I found this website: https://dinhonascimento.com.br/orquestradeberimbaus/ Translation of first 5 paragraphs: … Read more
Bahia nossa Bahia – Bahia our Bahia Capital é Salvador – The capital is Salvador Quem não conhece essa Capoeira – Who doesn’t know this Capoeira Não pode dar o seu valor – Can’t understand its value Capoeira veio da África – Capoeira came from Africa Africano quem a trouxe – Brought by africans Todos … Read more
Torpedo encouraçado Torpedeiro encouraçado Torpedeiro encouraçado (Ai meu bem) Novidade na Bahia Marinheiro absoluto Chegou pintando arrelia Prenderam Pedro Mineiro (Oh meu bem) Dentro da secretaria Para dar depoimento (Oi ai ai) Daquilo que não sabia Foram contar minha mulher Que eu era um grande vadio Semana que eu não trabalho Sustento mulher e filho … Read more
10 Feb 2015 – Berimbau notation on Berimbau… On Sunday, after Capoeira class, we were talking about Capoeira notation, and I asked Paula to write Iúna down for me, using Ponciano’s symbols – as I didn’t know how to represent the bit in bold in his notation: dom tsh#tsh# dom#tss# dom#tss# x2 So we moved … Read more
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 … Read more