28th August's Class

You learnt:

Martelo: those who can, do.


Those who cannot, teach. :D

Meia Lua de Frente


Esquiva Frontal

Esquiva Lateral

Esquiva variants for the truly badass.


You also learnt:

Ê Paraná

You'll need to scroll down to find it first.

Cajuê

Lembra ê, lembra

I couldn't find a link with a translation, so bear with me:
She remembers, she remembers
She remembers of the red (vermilion) earth
She remembers, she remembers
She remembers of the red earth
[the last two lines]
She remembers of the earth that is good
She remembers of the earth that is best

Interpretation: I'm really not qualified, but my guess is that apparently in the nations of Africa where the people were enslaved, there must have been a lot of red soil.

A hora é essa

Special request from Caburé and Hassan: Navio Negreiro (Mestre Gytaúna)

Navio Negreiro (Mestre Marcos Gytaúna)

Negros que vieram de Angola No navio negreiro Veio para Bahia Viver no cativeiro Oiô… Uoioiô ioioiô oioiô ioioiô Oioiô ioioiô uoioiô ioiô Negro não é mais escravo, Negro não sofre mais não, Negro é o sentimento Da cultura da nossa nação Uoiô… Uoioiô ioioiô oioiô ioioiô Oioiô ioioiô uoioiô ioiô Eles foram maltratados no tempo da escravidão, Tratados como animais pela branco opressão. Porém sempre lutaram e a fé nunca falhou Com a força dos orixás a liberdade chegou Uoiô… Uoioiô ioioiô oioiô ioioiô Oioiô ioioiô uoioiô ioiô

Negros that came from Angola Into the slave ship Headed for Bahia Living in captivity The Negro is not slave-like The Negro's place is not to suffer more The Negro is the sentiment Of the culture of our nation They were mistreated in the time of slavery Treated like animals by the white oppression Still they continued fighting and a belief that never faltered With the force of the orixás (candomblé deities) freedom came

If you want the CD, buy it from Mestre Val Boa Morte. The CD is called 'Berimbau de Fé'. It will probably cost you S$25.