Vou viajar pra la

Vou viajar pra lá - Mestre Babuíno Capoeira Candaeis

Vou viajar pra lá
Vou navegar, eu vou

Vou conhecer Angola, onde o negro morou
Vou conhecer a estória que o mestre me contou

Coro
Onde o negro morou, onde o negro sofreu
Pra que a guerra chegou, por que isso aconteceu?
Ali o negro apanhou, ali o negro morreu
Porque capitão do mato cem chibatadas deu

Coro
Se eu pudesse eu voltava o tempo pra na guerra lutar
Queimava o navio negreiro, jogava sinhozinho no mar
Libertava Luanda e Angola, ver o negro cantar
Ensinava jogar capoeira, vem sinhozinho jogar
Vem capitão do mato, hoje você vai pagar

Coro

Voce chama o feitor

Not really sure of the name of this song, but Mestre Ray (OdC) wrote it and its very very good.

Coro:

Voce chama o feitor para me buscar

Mas eu sou ligeiro nao vai me pegar

Na mata fechada eu vou me esconder

Esperando a noite pra continuar

La Eu vivia so pra trabalhar

e de tarde no tronco eu ia apanhar

a meu deus esta vida eu nao aguento mais

vou fugir pro quilombo para me libertar

CORO

O caminho e longo eu tenho que amuar

Esperanca eu tenho nao vou desistir

o meu corpo e cancado ele quer descancar

Voce mim persegue eu nao posso parar

CORO

Lyrics of songs GMU Capoeira always sings

Ok.. to simply everything... go to this site:

http://capoeira4all.org/songs.html

All of the corridos, the simple call and response songs that we sing are there. If you can't find one, let me know.

I will post the longer songs we learn in separate posts....

Cheers

Zao

Musica de Capoeira

So this is my new project, a place for everyone to find information about Capoeira, or at least all the information that I have. So lets start with music:

Here are the names of the toques, what they sound like on a berimbau (x=buzz; D=open note; d=closed note; 0=rest), and how they are played:

Angola: x-x D d o| x-x D d o| x-x D d o

A generally slower game. Its all about "Brincandeira" or playfulness. This is the tricksters game. It ALWAYS starts with a "Ladainha", a longer song sang by the leader of the roda (usually the person holding the gunga). The movements of Angola are different from that of Capoeira Regional.

Jogo de Dentro: x-x d D d| x-x d D d| x-x d D d

Jogo de Dentro literally means the "inside game". It is played very close in a very small roda and is meant to be very cooperative. The objective is to stay close and have a conversation with your partner, while trying to make each other look good. Rarely ginga, a lot of ground movements and acrobatics.

Bengula: x-x D d d| x-x D d d| x-x D d d

This game is generally slow and on the ground. Not a lot of kicking, but is about setting your partner up for a takedown or tricking them. Controlled takedowns are allowed, but straight kicks (martelos, chapas, bencao, etc.) are discouraged. Acrobatics is important, you want to be aggressive in this game, but also play beautifully.

Sao Bento Grande de Angola: x-x d D D| x-x d D D| x-x d D D

This game was described by Mestre Aceodeon as the "anything goes" game. Its a free flowing game, that is usually faster and both movements from Capoeira Angola and Capoeira Regional can be used. All kicks and takedowns are ok.

Sao Bento Grande de Regional: D x d x-x D D d| D x d x-x D D d

The game of Mestre Bimba. It is a very fast game, traditionally played with 1 berimbau and 2 pandeiros. This is a standing game of exchanging kicks. This game starts with a "quadra" and ends like a ladainha.