Capoeira is culture, fitness, music, history, art…
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 … Read more
Mojubá event and party – 17 to 19 July 2015 @ Dance Attic, London https://www.facebook.com/events/771322719655611/ On Thursday I picked CM Ana Dourada from Heathrow Terminal 5, she arrived from Austria. We had a nice ride back to Dance Attic where I dropped her off. In the car she sang this song, which, on Saturday, she … Read more
Mojubá class + Brixton Roda – 12 July 2015 Another first for me, macaquinho. I need to work on the technique but I have the basic principles down. This is how it’s done properly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOCoFaHrUfc Followed by music class, and then 2 hour rehearsal for the October show! I had put myself forward for dancing … Read more
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 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