Category: culture
New songs! Trip to Barracão da Capoeira, Brazil!
29 Aug 2015 – New songs! Trip to Barracão da Capoeira, Brazil! Got back from Brazil, and more specifically, Guaratinguetá, a few days ago. I spent eight nights there, at Barracão da Capoeira’s first ever VIVÊNCIA CULTURAL BAOBÁ: Barracão da Capoeira ramificando cultura. It was my first time there and what stayed with me the…
CM Ana Dourada 30 Years of Capoeira – Austria
Contra Mestra Ana Dourada 30 Years of Capoeira – Austria, 26 to 28 June 2015 My first Capoeira event abroad, since the Brazil (Araruama) crazy adventure back in April 2013 with Guimba and DDL. Also my first trip to Austria and Switzerland! Because the event took place in Bregenz it made more sense to travel…
Galope – Gonzaguinha
We have been learning this song. There are many versions of Galope out there, in Capoeira the words have been changed to fit its context, here are two examples: Gonzaguinha’s Version – 1973 – I won’t translate because this one is worth learning Portuguese just to understand it in its natural environment/context! (Also I’m pushed…
Maracangalha and Mestre Curió (Guest appearance by Mestre Ousado)
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.…
Orquestra de Berimbaus do Morro do Querosene
Orquestra de Berimbaus do Morro do Querosene I was searching for the different types of berimbau arrangements in the roda as a result of yesterday’s music class – The first one being gunga: angola, médio: são bento pequeno, viola: são bento grande + improv. when I found this website: https://dinhonascimento.com.br/orquestradeberimbaus/ Translation of first 5 paragraphs:…