INSTRUMENTS OF CAPOEIRA

agogô two toned african bell

arame wire string used for the berimbau

atabaque large straight sided wooden drum

baqueta stick used to strike the wire of the berimbau

beriba type of wood to make the berimbau

berimbau bowed instrument that controls the roda

cabaça resonating gourd attached to the berimbau

caixixí shaker or woven rattle played with the berimbau

dobrão old Brazlian coin used to play a berimbau often substitued with a rock

gunga the deepest toned berimbau

medio medium sized berimbau

palmas hand claps

pandeiro Brazilian tambourine

reco-reco ribbed bamboo scraper

viola the highest toned berimbau

verga main shaft of the berimbau

vintém an old coin

RHYTHYMS OF CAPOEIRA

toques the various rhythms played by the berimbau, see below

Amazonas a rhythm rich in subtle melodic variations used at Batizados to welcome Mestres and students from other groups

Angola slow rhythm played during the game of Angola

Banguela medium paced rhythm used for a calm game without physical contact, including floreios

Cavalaria developed to warn capoeiristas of arriving police, representing the sound of a galloping horse

Idalina slow but strong rhythm used for a high, loose game that includes cintura desprezada or use of the faca or facão

Iuna rhythm played for gradutated students allowing them to demonstrate capoeira skills, no singing or palmas

São Bento Grande (de Angola) medium paced rhythm most often used in the roda

São Bento Grande de Regional/Bimba fast paced rhthym created by Mestre Bimba, based on São Bento Grande

Sao Bento Pequenho medium paced rhythm for a fast, agile game, also known as Angola Invertida

Santa Maria rhythm allowing students to demonstrate capoeira skills and reflexes, sometimes includes the use of the navalha

Barravento trance like rhthym leading to spiritual possesion used in candomblé ceremonies

Maracatú rhythm and dance form from the north east of Brazil

Samba a lively Brazilian rhythm and dance often played after the roda of capoeira

Chula often sung or improvised before the ladainha or corrido, in praise of a specific person,mestre or place

Corrido rapid call and response song

Ladainha narative song, sung at the start of the roda of capoeira angola

Quadra short ladainha composed of 4 - 6 lines sung in a call and response format

GAMES OF CAPOEIRA

Angola slow, playful game played low to the ground, including specific rituals and techniques

Apanha laranja no chao tico-tico game in which the players use only their mouth to pick up an object off the ground, often a bank note

Batuque violent game that inspired Mestre Bimba, Mestre Bimba's father was a champion of this game

Benguela calm game without physical contact, combining elements of angola and regional, including floreios

Contemporanea the modern form of capoeira, a modified version of regional

Regional a fast, loose game invented by Mestre Bimba

Samba de Roda danced within the circle of people, often after a game of capoeira

Samba Dura a rougher version of samba de roda, where the dancers force out other players in order to dance with a member of the opposite sex

Maculele the game and dance played with sticks, or the faca or facão

Date: 2016-01-03; view: 942