First published Dec 2014 Last Updated 14 June 2020 Capoeira Reading List Below is a list of Capoeira books & papers I have read. There are 100s of books about Capoeira out there. Here’s a comprehensive list by Dr. Sara Delamont (Cardiff University). * Capoeira Angola – Mestre Pastinha (PDF)…
Capoeira Songs Playlists
Songs I know, grouped by theme, to help me remember them!!! This is not an extensive list, and it’s work in progress. Sand & Water playlist Na beira do mar Beira mar iôiô Beira mar iáiá Eu não vou no mar (Mestre Zé Baiano) Sobrado de mamãe é debaixo d’água…
Mestre Canjiquinha toques
Mojubá Music Lesson – 14 December 2016 In class tonight Mestre Poncianinho taught us one of the toques at the end of this album, where Mestre Canjiquinha plays various (unnamed, as far as we know) toques. (from 28:15) We practiced this one: Direct link, in case the player above doesn’t…
Mojubá Music Lessons – 24 May 2015
Mojubá Music Lesson – 24 May 2015 We practiced these ‘São Bento Pequeno’ repiques Below the toque and the repiques in Mestre Poncianinho’s notation. In keyboard notation – the (tss#) is for advanced tsh#tsh# dim dom to do the repique: tsh#tsh# dim (pause and miss the dom) – now the…
Berimbau Toques – Practice Video & MP3
30 Apr 2015 Berimbau Toques – Practice Video & MP3 Play the mp3 version while you read! Last week I was playing with Adobe Premiere, so I could make some Berimbau ringtones using the berimbau. I used my phone to record it. Then I thought wouldn’t it be useful if…
Maracangalha and Mestre Curió (Guest appearance by Mestre Ousado)
18 March 2015 – Maracangalha and Mestre Curió Today we learned this song in our music class, and much more! I extracted the above from this AMAZING album. The more I listen to the more I want to listen to it! I’m going to play it continuously until I know…
Mojubá Music Lesson – 11 March 2015
Mojubá Music Lesson – 11 March 2015 São Bento Pequeno Variations tsh#tsh# dim dom x2 tsh#tsh#dim tsh#tsh#dom tsh#dimdomdom tsh#tsh#dimdimdimdim dimdomdom Then some amazing Iuna variations I haven’t quite got yet! Too advanced for me right now! Also we are learning these two songs and history behind them (Photos are from…
Video and Summary: A Liberdade Do Corpo – Roberto Freire
11 December 2014 Video and Summary: A Liberdade Do Corpo – Roberto Freire Mestre Ze Antonio posted this great video with Roberto Freire (SOMA’s creator, writer, psychiatrist, politician…). It explains how Capoeira can be a weapon in the fight against authoritarianism and what he calls ‘modern white slavery’ (i.e. almost…