The science of the art of capoeira

Capoeira Songs

A modern day capoeira song usually referring explicitly to capoeira related topics
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Saudades

Posted Sat, 09/17/2011 - 17:34 by Cachoeira84

just wanted to post a favourite song of mine, gives me muito axe when i'm unable to train. enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4zsMYAjCVE&feature=colike

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Mandei Benzer meu berimbau – Mestre Barrão

Posted Mon, 09/13/2010 - 14:18 by FarofaCDOAtenas
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Not just a song with a video clip of the words - this is actually a capoeira music video!! made by capoeiristas, for capoeiristas. The song is included in the latest CD of the group Axé Capoeira, "Axé Capoeira vol 7: É o som que me leva", produced by Mestre Barrão

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Capoeira é uma arte - Mestre Barrão

Posted Tue, 08/31/2010 - 12:24 by FarofaCDOAtenas
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Written by Mestre Barrão, this passionate song talks of the transformative power of capoeira - the beauty and strength not only of the art itself but also that which it imbues in it's practitioners. As the head of Grupo Axé Capoeira, Mestre Barrão is world renowned for his skill and teaching. He is a prodigious composer whose music is rooted in the authentic traditions of Brazil, just watch him play atabaque to see a man who feels and works with strong Axé!

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Noite da saudade – contra mestre Zé Baixinho

Posted Tue, 08/24/2010 - 08:57 by FarofaCDOAtenas
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Noite de saudade is a very beautiful capoeira song, incorporating capoeira instruments and the violin together. It was written by contra mestre Zé Baixinho of Grupo Mundo Capoeira as a tribute to Antonio Jacaré, perhaps Mestre Jacaré, a mestre who was doing capoeira in Belo Horizonte in the 70s (can anyone confirm this?).

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Vou esperar a lua voltar - Mestrando Charm

Posted Wed, 08/18/2010 - 15:29 by FarofaCDOAtenas
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This is a soulful capoeira song created by Mestrando Charm of Grupo Abada Capoeira. Mestrando Charm, aka Jorge Gomes Martins, has been training capoeira since 1976. He was recognised as a Mestrando in Grupo Abada in 1997. He teaches capoeira in Goiania, Brazil.

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Noite sem Lua - Mestre Tony Vargas

Posted Wed, 08/18/2010 - 13:49 by FarofaCDOAtenas
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Mestre Tony Vargas was born and raised in Engenho de Dentro, an area in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a mestre of Capoeira in Grupo Senzala. He is well known for his deep voice and skill in capoeira. Here is a very nice song of his, Noite sem Lua:

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Ginga Original – Mestre Brasilia

Posted Wed, 06/16/2010 - 13:27 by Samurai C.d.O Athens
Ginga Original - Mestre Brasilia

Here is a beautiful capoeira song from Mestre Boca Rica. Watch the video and see the lyrics in Portuguese. You will find the English translation directly below the video. If you like this capoeira song leave a comment, rate, post it to Facebook or send to a friend!

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Chega pra cá - Mestre Suassuna

Posted Tue, 06/15/2010 - 14:02 by Samurai C.d.O Athens

Here's a great capoeira song written for Mestre Suassuna by his guest, Professor Artur, also of Itabuna. The song was first performed at Mestre Suassuna's annual event, Capoeirando in January 2004. Thanks to Jcasti for uploading to YouTube.

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Who said? Tell it who told you?

Posted Sat, 05/15/2010 - 12:42 by casquinha capoeira

Once I was in a coffee bar in London chatting with a friend of mine and she commented that her father was not a big fan of capoeira, I was intrigued and wanted to know why, how can you not like something that you don't even know? More than that she told me that her father thought that capoeira was connected with some kind of religious cult or something similar to that so I told her that I would write a song about it, because some times people say things about other people or about things that they don't even understand. If we want to talk about capoeira then come to capoeira, practice and train capoeira, live and learn about capoeira then you may say something! The music I wrote goes like this, lyrics below the video:

Meu patua - Song Tutorial

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Contra Mestres Casquinha and Xuxo of CDO wrote the verses to go with this beautiful song. Watch the tutorial with clips of Casquinha himself in action, learn the lyrics, discover more of capoeira's rich mythology and become a better musician yourself.

A patuá is a sacred amulet, magical protection to achieve the famed 'corpo fechado' (protected body) and stay safe in capoeira. As Casquinha tells us a patuá can be anything that is sacred - his berimbau, his friends and the songs that accompany him on life's journey.