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 … Read more

Mojubá Music Class – 14th of June 2015

Mojubá Music Class – 14th of June 2015 We were going to have a picnic today, but because it had been raining earlier it got cancelled.  Capoeira and wet grass don’t mix! The purpose of the picnic was to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Nepal. Nevertheless, Eva designed a set of Capoeira postcards to … Read more

Mojubá Music Lessons – 24 May 2015

Mojubá Music Lesson – 24 May 2015 We practiced these ‘São Bento Pequeno’ repiques Below the toque and the repiques in Mestre Poncianinho’s notation. In keyboard notation – the (tss#) is for advanced tsh#tsh# dim dom to do the repique: tsh#tsh# dim (pause and miss the dom) – now the 3 repiques domtss# domtss# dim … Read more