In capoeira there are 3 main rythms, wich can be learned very easily. To learn these rythms you can take a look at one of the video's. The second option is to get your berimbau and follow the musicnotes as show on the picture in the right.
Basic rythms capoeira
São Bento Pequeno - Berimbau
The first rhythm wich is often played is "São Bento Pequeno". The rhythm is a mix between Angola and São Bento Grande. When this rhythm is played, it is really starting to kick-ass when you will hear the wao-wao sound out of the cabaca. If it is played with 3 berimbaus, most of the time, the one with the lowest sound (gunga) maintains the basic rhythm. The other players will improvise, while the capoeiristas are in the Roda. To get the best wao-wao effect you must move the berimbau cabaca away from your belly and back.
Angola - Berimbau
The second popular rhythm in Capoeira is called Angola. This toque is played often in the traditional form of capoeira, Angola. The game is slower and more difficult then regional. You really have to find your balance.
Capoeira Angola is moving slowly and smoothly.
Cavalaria - Berimbau
The third rhythm wich has to be learned very quickly, is Cavalaria. Cavalaria is used in capoeira to alarm all the capoeiristas. Because Capoeira was forbidden, the capoeiristas had to inform each other for the police. The rhythm only uses the low tone and the rasp. Every time a low tone is ‘hit’, you have to move the cabaca away from your belly. Exactly at the end of moving the cabaca away from your body, you have to hit the rasp tone. Precisely at this hit, you return the berimbau back to the belly.
Remember to practise these rythms over and over again to obtain the best results. The berimbau is not just an instrument. It has only one wire and is not easy to play. It is an art!
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Sao Bento Pequeno De Angola
Sao Bento Grande de Angola
Cavalaria
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