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Capoeira Instruments
Berimbaus, gourds, and caxixis hanging on the wall at FICA.
Berimbaus
Berimbaus hanging on the wall at FICA.
Playing Capoeira
Members of Grupo Senzala de Capoeira playing capoeira in a group at the 2018 bautizado.
Batería
Members of Grupo Senzala de Capoeira and invited guests playing berimbaus, pandeiro, heko-heko and singing in the batería at the group's 2018 bautizado.
Mestre Zumbi in the Roda
Mestri Zumbi in the roda at the 2018 bautizado.
Grupo Senzala de Capoeira Bautizado 2018
Members of Grupo Senzala de Capoeira preparing to salute and being to "play" capoeira at the groups 2018 bautizado.
Berimbau
Berimbau played in a "roda de Capoeira" at the annual Arts in the Park festival held in Highland Park, New Jersey.
Raíces Roots Music Oral History Interview: Jana Burton
Oral history interview with capoeirista and drummer Jana Burton.
Music of Capoeira
Professora Amazonas (Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira) and Instrutora Cuica (Capoeira Mandinga) demonstrate the berimbau and the agogô, transitioning from the music of capoeira to samba.
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.
Songs in the Roda
Professora Amazonas foretelling the closing of the roda through song.
Professora Amazonas - Berimbau
Professora Amazonas of Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira instructing members of her adult class on the patterns played in the roda on the berimbau and how it affects the rules of engagement.
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.
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).
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…
Music of Capoeria
The heartbeat of the music of capoeira revolves around the drums and the berimbau.
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.
Salute
Before playing in the roda, capoeiristas salute before the drum. Similar salutes are found in drumming traditions throughout the African diazora.
Capoeira at the Raíces Roots Music Concert Series
Capoeira is an afro-Brazilian martial art developed in Brazil in the 16th Century. Capoeira is now practiced throughout the world, in schools led by mestres. Capoeiristas of all cultures are invited to learn, participate and be a part of capoeira…
“Playing” Capoeira
When capoeira is played as a game, two capoeiristas enter the roda, or circle, salute, and begin to play the game following the musical rhythm.
Grupo Senzala
Members of Capoeira Senzala sing and play instruments of the Brazilian art of capoeira.