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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)…
Lelé Capoeira coming at you from new domain!
Dear readers/subscribers, Due to major server issues (too slow, too unreliable) I had to move to a new server. I also finally got a better domain name!!! From now on this site lives at the aptly named lelecapoeira.com domain. Hopefully you should all still get new posts emails as before – if you got an…
Peleja de Riachão Com o Diabo – Leandro Gomes de Barros
Peleja de Riachão Com o Diabo – Leandro Gomes de Barros (Literatura de Cordel) Sections of this epic poem from literatura de cordel have been incorporated into Capoeira, where Riachão and the Devil (diabo) have a defiant dialog/word battle : Mestre Traíra – Riachão do Diabo and Sílvio Acarajé amongst others… Leandro Gomes de Barros…
RIP Mestre Boa Voz
20 April 2023 – Mestre Boa Voz Last night, during our Capoeira class, Mestre Poncianinho told us that Mestre Boa Voz had passed away and talked a little bit about his music. We started playing two by two with a song of his that we all know so well and love: “Lenda Viva (aka Mandei…
chatGPT and Capoeira questions
Well… I had to try! Depending on who you ask, chatGPT could bring the demise of the job market and a world controlled by robots or the dawn of a new era, where boring, repeatable jobs can be done by AI, while us bio humans get to do the creative work and have more leisure…
Saudades de Ezequiel – Mestre Fanho
29 Jan 2023 Manuela taught us all this song today in class, after singing it on Friday roda. We loved it so much, as it feels good to sing. It has a beautiful melody and lyrics. It’s by Mestre Fanho, well known for writing good songs. I found this Carolina Soares Version. I couldn’t find…