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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)…
Mar Calmo – Mestre Calango Biriba
Mar Calmo – Mestre Calango Biriba Mar calmo não faz marinheiro forte Mar calmo não leva a jangada pro mar A vela precisa de vento forte, marinheiro. Jangada vai onde vento levar. (not 100% sure on this verse. Did my best to transcribe correctly) Marinheiro não viaja sobre a sorte. Marinheiro é guiado pelo luar.…
Vaqueiro Malvado
Vaqueiro Malvado – adapted by Mestre José Antonio Ô que vaqueiro malvado! x3 (chorus) Que vaqueiro malvado – what a cruel cowboy Que entrou no meu roçado – who entered my patch, replace ‘roçado’ with ‘cerrado‘ for a variation. Botou fogo na catinga – set fire to the ‘catinga’ (dry land vegetation) Cortou (Queimou) o…
New songs! Trip to Barracão da Capoeira, Brazil!
29 Aug 2015 – New songs! Trip to Barracão da Capoeira, Brazil! Got back from Brazil, and more specifically, Guaratinguetá, a few days ago. I spent eight nights there, at Barracão da Capoeira’s first ever VIVÊNCIA CULTURAL BAOBÁ: Barracão da Capoeira ramificando cultura. It was my first time there and what stayed with me the…
Mojubá class – 29 July 2015
Mojubá class – 29 July 2015 I filmed this sequence to practice at home, and ended up practising it at the tennis court… Hadn’t played tennis for a looong time and at first I couldn’t even hit the ball. Not that I was ever any good. I didn’t play tennis until I was in my…
Adobe Premiere Pro Effects
29 July 2015 – Adobe Premiere Pro Effects I made this video using some of Adobe Premiere Pro’s effects and I decided I should write this stuff down because it’s easily forgotten, especially as I only use it very occasionally! Mestre Poncianinho liked it and published it on his channel, very chuffed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWCK-kxyh8U Lyrics to…