Category: capoeira
Eu Fui Na Mata
Galanteria taught us this song today during music class with Mestre Poncianinho. Not 100% sure whose song this is. Does anyone know? I found this song with slightly different lyrics (in italics) Eu fui na mata tirar/(pegar) Madeira pra meu gunga fazer Deixei/(Esperei) quinze dias secar Pra depois preparar Berimbau pra você We had a…
Mojubá’s Song Book – Coração Cantador – online edition
This beautifully illustrated e-book with 35 songs written by Mestre Poncianinho can be ordered by emailing Poncianinho or DM Mestre Poncianinho’s on Instagram. The evocative artwork is by Anaxirê (Instagram) Many of the songs come with links to the song’s performance and updates to the e-book are automatically viewable. All songs have been translated to…
Mestre Curió – Capoeira Angola
I 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…
10 May 2024 – Mestre Gajé visits Mojubá
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 Mercado Modelo (Salvador,…
Minhá Sabiá
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…