Santa Maria
This rhythm is the ‘hino’ de capoeira, the anthem of capoeira. In the associacao de capoeira mestre bimba, bahia brazil, we play this anthem before every class to pay homage to the mestres of the past, and of course mestre bimba. There are many variations that can be added, but it is [...] [...more]
Apanha laranja no chao tico tico
VERBAL ANNOTATION:
TICH TICH DOM DOM DOM DOM, TICH TICH DOM DOM DOM DIM
TICH TICH DIM DIM DIM DIM, TICH TICH DIM DIM DIM DOM
This rhythm can be vastly varied and is very similar to SANTA MARIA in the regional section.
However this is more of [...] [...more]
AO PE DE MIM TEM UM VIZINHO
AO PE DE MIM TEM UM VIZINHO
QUE ENRICOU SEM TRABALHAR
MEU PAI TRABALHO TANTO
MAS NUNCA PODE ENRICAR
NAO DEITAVA NUMA NOITE
QUE DEIXASSE DE REZAR HA HA
AGUA DE BEBER…
Close to me there was a neighbour
Close to me there was a neighbour
that became rich without working
My father worked very much
but he could never [...] [...more]
BARRAVENTO
VERBAL ANNOTATION:
DOM DOM NNN
(The NNN is when the pedra or dobrao is pressed against the wire but the vaqueta itself does not hit, it is in the act of pressing the dobrao on the wire that makes a note).
Barravento is the state just before a candomble follower will be taken over by a [...] [...more]
THE TOQUE DE SAO BENTO GRANDE DE ANGOLA
VERBAL ANNOTATION:
TICH TICH, DIM, DOM, DOM
The rhythm of sao bento grande is the most commonly used toque in the world. It is used in most contemporary rodas and also played on the viola in traditional angola rodas.
It is NOT a traditional regional rhythm, and is [...] [...more]
TOQUE DE SAO BENTO PEQUENO
VERBAL ANNOTATION:
TICH TICH, DIM, DOM, SHAKE
This is a rhythm that is usually played as an accomplice to the other three berimbaus in the angola orchestra. It is usually played on the medio berimbau and used to compliment the sounds. It helps maintain the rhythm but also plays [...] [...more]
TOQUE DE ANGOLA
VERBAL ANNOTATION:
TICH TICH, DOM, DIM, SHAKE
The ‘toque de angola’ is one of the most common played toques. Just a couple of things to note:
1. when you have your dobrao or pedra pressed on the arame make sure that when you take it off you simultaneously hit the bottom note with the vaqueta, [...] [...more]
THE PANDEIRO IN CAPOEIRA
PANDEIRO TIPS
The first and second rhythm are the most common ways of playing the pandeiro in capoeira. The third rhythm is a basic rhythm some people use to teach beginners. It is also the traditional regional rhythm used and played in traditional regional rodas.
Just a couple of things to [...] [...more]
CAPOEIRA FEAR
I once asked my Martial arts instructor, Sifu Nino Pilla, how can I overcome fear?
As his quietly calm words flowed from his experience and wisdom, little did either of us know how much I would use this advice in all aspects of my life’s challenges.
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Capoeira estrangeira meu irmao, e mato, capoeira brasileiro meu compadre, e de matar…
Capoeira to foreigners my brother, is just grass, capoeira to the brazilians my friend, is to kill…
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