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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 Poncianinho’s 15 Years of Capoeira in England
26 October 2015 – Mestre Poncianinho’s 15 Years of Capoeira in England This weekend saw the celebration fest for our Mestre Poncianinho’s 15 years in England and graduation ceremony. Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday were a roller coaster ride of classes, graduation and emotions and I’m still digesting it all, as well as suffering from…
Estrela – Mestre Poncianinho
Estrela – Mestre Poncianinho Eu via a lua Vi a estrela no céu também A estrela mais bonita Tá nos olhos do meu bem Os olhos do meu bem Clareia a escuridão Transforma meia-noite Num dia de verão Eu via a lua Vi a estrela no céu também A estrela mais bonita Tá nos olhos…
A negregada instituição
First published on 13 Oct 2015 A negregada instituição The word ‘negragada’ confused me – translated directly to English on google translate, it translates as ‘neglected’, however when I look for a Portuguese definition it returns ‘hateful, hard work (as in, causes exhaustion), repulsive, negligible’. To be honest, I’m not sure what it means in…
Sereno eu caio
Buy the full album here and support the artist. (Dundak no longer exists… Not sure where this can be bought internationally on the internet anymore) Sereno eu caio, sereno eu caio Eu ralo tanto no cumbuco do balaio quero papai, quero mamãe, quero dindinha quero agulha, quero a dedal e quero linha rapaz (oi) que tenha dinheiro…
Camila, Gabriela
There are a few basic verses, which Pernalonga slightly changes and repeats throughout, so I just translated those. Diga pra mim como é o nome dela – Tell me what is her name É Camila, é Gabriela – It’s Camila, it’s Gabriela Êh, diga pra mim como é o nome dela É Camila, é Gabriela…