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Berimbau Toques
First Published in 2014Last modified May 2025 The best known Capoeira toques are Angola, São Bento Pequeno and São Bento Grande. Here I go through those and various others that I have learned. The notation is explained here. For further explanations of specific toques, follow the links provided. * Toques on YouTube (Recorded in 2015)…
Literature de Cordel – Mestre Gaio on Mestre Suassuna
30 Jan 2016 Literatura de Cordel – Mestre Gaio on Mestre Suassuna This booklet was lent to me by my camarada Neil, who received it from Mestre Poncianinho, and the first thing I did was take photos of it. This copy is old and delicate, so I thought I ought to digitise it. I don’t…
Sua coroa de ouro é mariô & Meu berimbau
Sua coroa de ouro é mariô & Meu berimbau – CM Rafael Lemba Please remember that everyone deserves to get paid for their work and that including artists. Just because they are fortunate to do what they love it doesn’t mean they don’t have bills to pay! (NOTE: Dundak has ceased to trade so I…
Mestre Índio Maranhão (Interview and more)
Thank you Maria Graciela for showing me this article, which I’m copying here in case other sites with the article disappear, as they often do. Mestre Índio Maranhão playing Mestre Índio Maranhão songs History of Capoeira in Maranhão, Mestre Sapo Song by Mestre Índio Maranhão View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dj…
13th of November 2015 – Mestre Pastinha’s in Memoriam
13 November 2015 – Mestre Pastinha’s in Memoriam Today is the anniversary of Mestre Pastinha’s death, 13/11/1981. A version of a documentary with subtitles has recently been posted on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_90xDdqArz8 (07 Feb 2016, video removed). Here’s the original without subtitles Mestre Pastinha – of Spanish and Bahian origin – consolidated and crystallized Capoeira. He…