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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)…
Mestre Toni Vargas
9th of July 2014 – O escravo capoeira – Meet Mestre Toni Vargas Been listening to Mestre Toni Vargas constantly for the last couple of months. I really like his lyrics, his carioca accent and way of thinking, and his deep, hoarse voice. ”O ESCRAVO CAPOEIRA” – The Capoeira Slave ESCRAVO NEGRO, ESCRAVO BRANCO. SOMOS…
A Rota Do Escravo
03 July 2014 – A Rota Do Escravo No filme “A Rota do Escravo – A Alma da Resistência”, a história do comércio de seres humanos é contada através das vozes de escravos, mas também dos mestres e comerciantes de escravos. Cada um conta sua experiência: da deportação de homens e mulheres para as plantações…
Capoeira Trousers of the past…
03 June 2014 – Capoeira Trousers of the past… This abadá is from 1990, when I trained with Muzenza Group in London for nearly a year – I kept them all these years, they still fit – capoeira trousers are stretchy and forgiving. The waist is very high compared with more recent trousers…
Mojubá Workshop – When Kay met Capoeira
01 Jun 2014 – Mojubá Workshop – When Kay met Capoeira I attended Mojubá’s capoeira workshop this weekend. They were a very memorable and special 10 hours , which I shall treasure for the rest of my life. The icing on the cake happened on day two, when Joanna Dobson – Author of the fascinating…
Bá – Léo Leobons
23 May 2014 – Bá – Léo Leobons While watching this capoeira video from Novo Movimento my ears were pleasantly invaded and truly wormed by the song below… Thanks to modern tech, the link to the album was right there, and at a mere £3.99 on Google Play music I just went and got the whole…