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Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira - Music Training
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira practicing the instruments, rhythms, and songs of capoeira. Humor and play are sprinkled throughout the classes, from the music to the physical training.
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira Music Class
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira learning and studying the songs, rhythms, and music that are played in the batería in the capoeira roda.
Batería - Agogô
The agogô is a set of bells used in the batería of capoeira and throughout the African diaspora.
Capoeira Class - Batería
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira practicing the rhythms of capoeira on the agogô, pandeiro, and conga.
Stone Dobrão
The dobrão is a thick stone or coin used to play the berimbau. It is used to change the tension on the arame or string, in order to change the pitch and quality of the sound being played. The dobrão can also be called pedra (stone) or moeda (coin).
João Pequeno
João Pequeno, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, singing in the batería during one of Professora Amazonas’ classes.
Batería - Songs
Cavalo, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, singing in the batería during one of Professora Amazonas’ classes.
Abelha
Abelha, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, singing in the batería during one of Professora Amazonas’ classes.
Batería - Berimbau
The berimbau is an African instrument that leads the batería in capoeira. It is considered a percussion instrument and consists of a wooden bow called verga (made from the wood of the beriba tree), a single metal string called arame, a hollow gourd…
Batería - Pandeiro
Pandeiro is one of the instruments used in the batería of capoeira. Like the other instruments used in the batería, the pandeiro is also of African origin.
Songs of Capoeira
Professora Amazonas sharing and practicing the songs of capoeira with her adult classes.
Pandeiro
A pandeiro is a hand-held frame drum used in the music of capoeira and other Brazilian musical genres such as samba, coco, chore and more.
Drummer
Professora Amazonas drums in her capoeira class.
Music of Capoeria
The heartbeat of the music of capoeira revolves around the drums and the berimbau.
Drums
Professora Amazonas plays and teaches drum patterns and songs in her adult capoeira class. Here, she is playing a conga drum which is often used to train, teach and demonstrate, but the traditional drum used in the roda is the atabaque, which is…
Singing in the Batería
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira practice the songs of capoeira.
Cavalo
Cavalo, a member of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira, plays pandeiro in the batería at Professora Amazonas’ class.
Playing Samba
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira studying and practicing the music, songs, and rhythms of samba.
Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira Adult Class with Professora Amazonas
Members of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira working on the music and rhythms of samba.
Berimbau
In Professora Amazonas classes, all students, including the children, study and learn the instruments of capoeira, from the drums to the berimbau, and play during the roda.