Ladainha – Brasília

Ladainha – Brasília On the 21st of November 2018’s music class, Mestre Poncianinho spoke about different types of ladainhas: geographical, historical… And our homework was to write a geographical ladainha. Most of it just came out while still in class and then Mestre Poncianinho helped polish it, how to best sing it and also the … Read more

Eu não vou no mar – Mestre Zé Baiano

Eu não vou no mar Eu não vou no mar Eu não vou no mar Porque eu não sei nadar Eu sai da minha terra Ai deixeu pra ir mais lá Atravessei o oce(i)ano Sem saber nadar Lá de trás da minha casa Tem um pé de gravatá Atravessei o rio cheio Sem saber nadar … Read more

Silvio Acarajé – A Saga do Urucungo

25 Aug 2018 – Silvio Acarajé – A Saga do Urucungo I first heard this album about 7 years ago and the first track in particular captured my ears… Still does. He released two great albums, this one and Capoeira Primitiva, a great album to practice the berimbau and learn lesser known toques. Urucungo was … Read more

Tem areia

(this version doesn’t mention Iemanjá, it’s a shorter version but I can’t find the fuller version anymore, it’s been deleted. This song originates from Ubanda, this version(possibly the one Capoeira version came from?) and this one – in homage to Iemanja, goddess of the sea. There are different versions of it in Capoeira too, and … Read more