Capoeira is culture, fitness, music, history, art…
Lelé First Published: 24 January 2017 Mestre Bimba’s album – Curso De Capoeira Regional – 1969 One of the greatest figures in Capoeira – Mestre Bimba! I put subtitles in Portuguese here (from 16m30s onwards: quadras and corridos) with the lyrics also below. Toques Da Capoeira São Bento Grande Cavalaria Banguela Santa Maria Iuna Idalina Amazonas … Read more
14 October 2017 – Music Class with Mestre João Grande Mestres João Grande and Môa do Katendê together in London · Hosted by Mestre Joãozinho Da Figueira Facebook Event Page Photos/Videos of the visit to Mojubá and of the event on Flickr Videos on YouTube On Saturday afternoon we had an unforgettable music class with … Read more
30 August 2017 PiYo Workout/Achilles tendinitis I’ve had (self diagnosed) tendinitis on my right ankle since the beginning of July. I stopped running a couple of weeks after the ache started, perhaps I should have stopped sooner. Anyway, I started doing these eccentric heel drops on August 11, with leg straight, then with legs bent … Read more
I’m copying this here, too precious to risk it disappearing! I found/copied it from here https://capoeira-connection.com/capoeira/2011/10/capoeira-and-mandingas-mestre-cobrinha-verde-1921-1983/. I’ve seen too many capoeira sites just vanish (usually because people don’t renew the domain name?) so this is just a backup! Mestre Cobrinha Verde If the facts in this book did not occur as Cobrinha Verde tells them… … Read more
12 July 2017 (last updated 03 March 2023) Mestre Traira’s album – Capoeira da Bahia Found this amazing www.capoeira-palmares.fr/histor/xaua_pt.htm document (Aug 2019 – seems the document is no longer there…) with photos and a lot of info on this album in Portuguese, French and English. saciperereuk · Mestre Traira -1963 – Capoeira da Bahia https://soundcloud.com/saciperereuk/sets/mestre-traira-capoeira-da-bahia [Tracks … Read more