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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 Roxinho visits Mojubá
14 April 2017 – Good Friday Mestre Roxinho visits Mojubá London streets were deserted on my drive to the Dance Attic. I love it when London is like that. Mestre Poncianinho had been telling everyone that Mestre Roxinho was coming to visit and he said a lot of people were saying they were going to…
capoeira angola MESTRE PASTINHA e sua academia
I’m going to write down the songs from Mestre Pastinha’s ‘Capoeira Angola/Pastinha Eternamente’ album for singing practice and as a playlist for me to learn. (track listing). And I might as well add his spoken words! (Track 1) Ê, maior é Deus. Ê, maior é Deus, pequeno sou eu O que eu tenho, foi Deus…
Mojubá lesson – 26 February 2017
Mojubá lesson – 26 February 2017 Pandeiro Practice with Mestre Poncianinho
Silvio Acarajé – Capoeira Primitiva
First Published 06 Feb 2017Last Updated 02 Nov 2019 Silvio Acarajé – Capoeira Primitiva I set myself a challenge to try and transcribe the toques in this album… This is a work in progress!!! I got the album from Amazon EU a while ago, for £7.49, but I can’t find it there anymore. All they…
Aquarela – Toquinho
13 Jan 2017 Toquinho – Aquarela (Watercolour) – 1983 Along with Romaria (Elis Regina version) and Canção da América (Milton Nascimento) this is another song from my childhood that makes me feel very emotional and melancholic whenever I hear it. I can’t even try to sing along to Canção da América because I always burst…