Here is a small combination with a progression for people to have a look at.
Just a few things to pay attention to in the first combination:
1. When I am swinging the left leg around I make sure I rotate it all the way until my bum is facing the partner. (this enables me to [...] [...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]
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]
Mestre Bimba’s first three sequences as taught by Mestre Bamba from the Associacao De Capoeira Mestre Bimba, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
For a more indepth look into the meaning and explanation of these sequences I will be writing an article in the near future.
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