Capoeira is culture, fitness, music, history, art…
20 Feb 2014 – Berimbau Practice I need to start practicing playing the berimbau and singing more. Right now I can just about sing and play Angola at the same time. When I try to sing and play São Bento Pequeno I get muddled up. I can play and sing to São Bento Grande most … Read more
I have decided to get me a capoeira songs app, and this one stood out from the search returned for ‘Capoeira Songs’, I shall test drive it for the next few weeks or so… Here’s what I’ve seen so far from Capoeira Tunes App for Android. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=zeldes.yoel.capoeira_tunes) It already comes with a long list of capoeira … Read more
18 November 2013 – Now for something different… Legião Urbana When I was 14-16 I got my first taste of Capoeira, and my first few classes too. This was back in 1985/87. Back then it was mostly boys who did but a few pioneering girls were into it too. My friend and I (she was … Read more
I’ve been involved in translating UINCAP’s website to readable Portuguese, rather than the crazy mess you get when you use a robot. It’s been very interesting, it’s been so long since I wrote in Portuguese! But once you start it comes back… This is all part of a drive to do some fundraising for UINCAP … Read more
25 October 2013 Mestre Acordeon’s Berkeley to Bahia bike ride http://b2bjogacapoeira.com/ (domain deregistered) Mestre Acordeon will commemorate his 70th birthday by riding his bicycle on a 14,000-mile journey from Berkeley to the source of his eternal inspiration: his hometown of Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. This epic and historic journey, called Project B2B-Joga Capoeira (Berkeley to Bahia), will … Read more