Category: music
Bá – Léo Leobons
23 May 2014 – Bá – Léo Leobons While watching this capoeira video from Novo Movimento my ears were pleasantly invaded and truly wormed by the song below… Thanks to modern tech, the link to the album was right there, and at a mere £3.99 on Google Play music I just went and got the whole…
Toque de samba de roda
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.…
Berimbau Practice
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…
Paraná ê/Paranàuê
Paraná is a Brazilian estate. It has come to represent freedom and is used symbolically in many capoeira songs. Aruande and Luanda (the capital of Angola) are often used similarly representing freedom, or even heaven, and often carry a feeling of nostalgia. Vou dizer minha mulher, Paranà Capoeira me venceu, Paranà Paranà ê, Paranà ê,…