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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)…
Vaqueiro Malvado
Vaqueiro Malvado – adapted by Mestre José Antonio Ô que vaqueiro malvado! x3 (chorus) Que vaqueiro malvado – what a cruel cowboy Que entrou no meu roçado – who entered my patch, replace ‘roçado’ with ‘cerrado‘ for a variation. Botou fogo na catinga – set fire to the ‘catinga’ (dry land vegetation) Cortou (Queimou) o…
New songs! Trip to Barracão da Capoeira, Brazil!
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…
Adobe Premiere Pro Effects
29 July 2015 – Adobe Premiere Pro Effects I made this video using some of Adobe Premiere Pro’s effects and I decided I should write this stuff down because it’s easily forgotten, especially as I only use it very occasionally! Mestre Poncianinho liked it and published it on his channel, very chuffed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWCK-kxyh8U Lyrics to…
Mojubá event and party – 17 to 19 July 2015
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…
Mojubá class + Brixton Roda – 12 July 2015
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…