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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)…
Gluteus Maximus/Medium trigger points
03 March 2014 Gluteus Maximus/Medium trigger points I’m looking further into this and putting all the info here. From the ‘Trigger Point Therapy Book’: Trigger points in your gluteus maximus can disrupt the comfortable patterns of every day life, if not make it completely miserable. A vivid example of this was Kenny, age forty-two, a…
Physio – arm and glute pain
02 March 2014 Physio – arm and glute pain My life seems to be a catalogue of injuries… Yesterday I stubbed my right toe on someone’s leg during capoeira roda. One more reason to wear shoes – but I can’t do the movements with the same precision with shoes on! So I spent the rest…
Ladainha – Mundo Atrapalhado
Written by Paulo do Anjos, this is one of my favourite ladainhas, it reflects the confusion one often feels when it comes to rules, and the contradictions on how we are expected to behave. Was it inspired by the one on Mestre Waldemar’s album? Surely! This was the first version I heard, with Carolina Soares.…
Berimbau Practice
20 Feb 2014 – Berimbau Practice I need to start practicing playing the berimbau and singing more. Right now I can just about sing and play Angola at the same time. When I try to sing and play São Bento Pequeno I get muddled up. I can play and sing to São Bento Grande most…
Paraná ê/Paranàuê
Paraná is a Brazilian estate. It has come to represent freedom and is used symbolically in many capoeira songs. Aruande and Luanda (the capital of Angola) are often used similarly representing freedom, or even heaven, and often carry a feeling of nostalgia. Vou dizer minha mulher, Paranà Capoeira me venceu, Paranà Paranà ê, Paranà ê,…