Category: capoeira
Mojubá Workshop – When Kay met Capoeira
01 Jun 2014 – Mojubá Workshop – When Kay met Capoeira I attended Mojubá’s capoeira workshop this weekend. They were a very memorable and special 10 hours , which I shall treasure for the rest of my life. The icing on the cake happened on day two, when Joanna Dobson – Author of the fascinating…
London School Of Capoeira Batizado – 2014
17 May 2014 – London School Of Capoeira Batizado – 2014 When I arrived in London at the tender age of 18 years and 3 months, back in November 1989, The London School of Capoeira had already been here for a year… It was the first school of capoeira in this great city I call…
Capoeira documentary with Mestre Acordeon
08 March 2014 – Capoeira documentary with Mestre Acordeon Not the bestest video quality, but must see documentary about a martial arts practicioner learning about Capoeira in Salvador with Mestre Acordeon. Also appearing Mestre Jogo De Dentro and Mestre João Pequeno de Pastinha, Mestre Boa Gente and Mestre Olavo. Notes: * Mestre Acordeon is a…
Toque de samba de roda – Berimbau
03 March 2014 – Toque de samba de roda – Berimbau After training I practiced the berimbau, then a song with toque de samba started to play and I thought it was about time I learned to play this toque. I did some ‘research’ and at first I thought it went like this: tsh#tsh# dom…
Ladainha – Mundo Atrapalhado
Written by Paulo do Anjos, this is one of my favourite ladainhas, it reflects the confusion one often feels when it comes to rules, and the contradictions on how we are expected to behave. Was it inspired by the one on Mestre Waldemar’s album? Surely! This was the first version I heard, with Carolina Soares.…