Category: capoeira
Silvio Acarajé – Capoeira Primitiva
First Published 06 Feb 2017Last Updated 02 Nov 2019 Silvio Acarajé – Capoeira Primitiva I set myself a challenge to try and transcribe the toques in this album… This is a work in progress!!! I got the album from Amazon EU a while ago, for £7.49, but I can’t find it there anymore. All they…
Mestre Canjiquinha toques
Mojubá Music Lesson – 14 December 2016 In class tonight Mestre Poncianinho taught us one of the toques at the end of this album, where Mestre Canjiquinha plays various (unnamed, as far as we know) toques. (from 28:15) We practiced this one: Direct link, in case the player above doesn’t work. When I was going…
Sobrado de mamãe é debaixo d’água
O sobrado de mamãe é debaixo d’água – mum’s hut is under water O sobrado de mamãe é debaixo d’água Debaixo d’água, por cima da areia – under the water, above the sand Tem ouro, tem prata – there’s gold, there’s silver Tem diamante que nos alumeia – and diamond that lights us Tem ouro,…
Meu cajueiro – Mestre Poncianinho
This and other songs by Mestre Poncianinho are available on Coração Cantador e-book. Meu cajueiro – Mestre Poncianinho [coro] Meu cajueiro ê, meu cajueiro á Tem fruta madura E história pra contar O cravo brigou com a rosa Na beira do caminho A rosa saiu chorando O cravo ficou sozinho (this verse is based on…
Nzinga – Tabareu e Pitombeira
After Mestra Janja’s visit at our last event in June 2016 I have been listening to Nzinga’s album. These two songs caught my ear as being easy to learn, trance like, therefore good for the roda and also very interesting. They both referred to things I didn’t know the meaning of, giving me an excuse…