Onça Nega

Capoeira Music

In capoeira, music sets the rhythm, the style of play, and the energy of a game. A roda will usually commence with a ladainha (litany), often sung by the most senior member present. These songs may be...
Posted by Onça Nega on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 07:03:00 PST

Origins of Capoeira

If you ask ten people to describe capoeira, you will most likely hear ten very different answers. Capoeira has been described as a martial art, a dance, an art form, a form of ...
Posted by Onça Nega on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 07:02:00 PST

Running into Capoeira

The smooth rythm of the berimbau interrupted my daydreaming as I stood at the bus stop a few hundred meters from Rocinha in Rio. I was anxious to get into Ipanema and the taxis were taking too long to...
Posted by Onça Nega on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 05:34:00 PST

What is Capoeira

Capoeira is a  Brazilian martial art created by enslaved Africans in Brazil starting in the 1500s. It originated by Nigerian or Angolan ethnic groups where members fought with music and the winne...
Posted by Onça Nega on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 05:01:00 PST