by shadowcat170 | Jun 20, 2011 | Capoeira Music
Responding to the Chorus If you don't know the song, lean over and ask your neighbor what the chorus line is. If you don't want to do this (or if they don't know either), then listen, read lips, and try to imitate. Listen especially for the vowels, and just do the...
by shadowcat170 | Jun 20, 2011 | Capoeira Music
When I first got into capoeira, I excitedly looked forward to learning the music. I had heard that capoeira songs represented an important oral tradition, that they were a treasure trove of historical knowledge, philosophy, and wisdom. But when I started looking up...
by shadowcat170 | Jun 20, 2011 | Capoeira Music
Capoeiristas fall into two camps when it comes to singing capoeira songs in other languages. The people who are against it say that Portuguese is the traditional language of capoeira songs and we should preserve that tradition. They argue that the individual should...
by shadowcat170 | Jun 20, 2011 | Capoeira Music
These five sites give lyrics to hundreds and hundreds of capoeira songs, from both angola and regional/contemporânea. Some even have sound clips so that you can listen to the melodies. Take a look... then get out there and sing in the roda! Pequeno Cancioneiro de...
by shadowcat170 | Jun 20, 2011 | Capoeira Music
Mestre Felipe is from Santo Amaro, the birthplace of many legendary figures such as Popó de Maculelê and Besouro Preto. In his lyrics, Mestre Felipe transmits a little of the purity of capoeira from a time when it was learned on the streets, before the tourism...
by shadowcat170 | Jun 20, 2011 | Capoeira Music
Written by Formada Ana Marley & Manuel de Querino Translated into English by Shayna McHugh Source: Capoeira Santista Much of capoeira’s philosophy and history is recorded between the lines of its songs, not forgetting that part of this history is linked with that...
