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29 March 2015 – Louvação/Chula Louvação (meaning praise)/Chula follows the ladainha. The leader will sing and the chorus responds. Starts with “iê” and ends with “camará.” This can be as long or as short as the leader wants and precedes the start of the first game. What is sung depends, but usually praises a region, … Read more
18 March 2015 – Maracangalha and Mestre Curió Today we learned this song in our music class, and much more! I extracted the above from this AMAZING album. The more I listen to it, the more I want to listen to it! I’m going to play it continuously until I know it off by heart. … Read more
Mojubá Music Lesson – 15 March 2015 Mestre talked about the three different types of São Bento Grande. I only knew the first one, which is the one most people know about. This is a master class from Mestre Bimba, on his version of São Bento Grande, I like to play along to it or … Read more
Mojubá Music Lesson – 11 March 2015 São Bento Pequeno Variations tsh#tsh# dim dom x2 tsh#tsh#dim tsh#tsh#dom tsh#dimdomdom tsh#tsh#dimdimdimdim dimdomdom Then some amazing Iuna variations I haven’t quite got yet! Too advanced for me right now! Also we are learning these two songs and history behind them (Photos are from Mestre Poncianinho’s A3 notebook) Jurema … Read more
09 March 2015 – Urban Ritual Roda + Pandeiro On Saturday 07/03/2015 I went to the Urban Ritual open roda for the first time. This roda happens on the first Saturday of every month, organised by Mestre Fantasma and his students at the ‘Corbet Place Bar and Lounge’ in East London, from 18:00. It’s an occasion … Read more