Category: music
Silvio Acarajé – Capoeira Primitiva
First Published 06 Feb 2017Last Updated 02 Nov 2019 Silvio Acarajé – Capoeira Primitiva I set myself a challenge to try and transcribe the toques in this album… This is a work in progress!!! I got the album from Amazon EU a while ago, for £7.49, but I can’t find it there anymore. All they…
Aquarela – Toquinho
13 Jan 2017 Toquinho – Aquarela (Watercolour) – 1983 Along with Romaria (Elis Regina version) and Canção da América (Milton Nascimento) this is another song from my childhood that makes me feel very emotional and melancholic whenever I hear it. I can’t even try to sing along to Canção da América because I always burst…
Mestre Canjiquinha toques
Mojubá Music Lesson – 14 December 2016 In class tonight Mestre Poncianinho taught us one of the toques at the end of this album, where Mestre Canjiquinha plays various (unnamed, as far as we know) toques. (from 28:15) We practiced this one: Direct link, in case the player above doesn’t work. When I was going…
Berimbau makes a guest appearance
17 Oct 2016 A Sepultura song came up randomly on my music player giving me a light bulb moment and the inspiration for this list. If you can think of any add to the comments list or ping me! Note that this isn’t in any way a scientific or extensive list, however, I did find…
Sobrado de mamãe é debaixo d’água
O sobrado de mamãe é debaixo d’água – mum’s hut is under water O sobrado de mamãe é debaixo d’água Debaixo d’água, por cima da areia – under the water, above the sand Tem ouro, tem prata – there’s gold, there’s silver Tem diamante que nos alumeia – and diamond that lights us Tem ouro,…