Songs

There are wonderful resources online to learn the music of Capoeira Angola. Two CDs with the music of Grupo Capoeira Angola Pelourinho (Mestre Moraes's group, which we listen to often at practice) are available for download from the Smithsonian Folkways program:

Capoeira Angola from Salvador Brasil
Capoeira Angola: Brincando na roda

Both have extensive liner notes in PDF that can be downloaded for free!

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Mestre Silvinho also recorded an album: you can read more here:

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As part of my trajectory in Capoeira, informed and guided by my Mestres, I have begun a practice of writing ladainhas, exploring aspects of my relationship to Capoeira, the themes of ancestrality, colonialism, the plague of white supremacy, and my role as a citizen of the United States. 

I collect these ladainhas in booklets that are inspired by Brasilian Literatura de Cordel.

Some classic ladainhas from the oral tradition and our Mestres: Classic ladainhas
Ladainhas about roots and ancestrality: Raizes
Ladainhas relating to my roots in Italy: Tenha o que e seu
Ladainhas about war and the history of the United States: Eu nao vou
Ladainhas about our responsibilities as citizens of the United States in regards to Israeli violence in Gaza and beyond: no ceu entra quem merece
Ladainhas about white people who have fought for justice: A outra historia

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