Capoeira: Legendary Music of Brazil

Guilherme Franco | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 16, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lyrichord Discs Inc.
• ASIN: B000007N9N
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #501,337 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a cd to practice to., January 9, 2001

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Tim Lozen (Ferris State University) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Capoeira: Legendary Music of Brazil (Audio CD)

I have been practicing Capoeira for almost two yeas now and I have to say that this is a pretty good cd with some very interesting rhythms. This is definitely not a very good cd to practice to but it is great for those who enjoy the sounds of the berimbau and the songs of Capoeira.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This album is very good, October 29, 2009

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Daniel-san Cartastar "seaclasper" (San Diego) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Capoeira (MP3 Download)

Despite a couple of weird negative comments, this is a very good album. It is quite original, actually, compared to much of the capoeira music I have heard, with some nice 3-berimbau songs, even berimbau with tabla, as well as other percussion (and jungle noises in one case). I would recommend this for the capoeira or percussion lover, theres a lot to keep you interested...

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A decent CD for any capoerista, January 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Capoeira: Legendary Music of Brazil (Audio CD)

The review below claims that Guilherme Franco knows nothing about capoeira, but on the CD insert it says that Franco was trained under Paulo Gomes, a student of Mestre Bimba. The berimbau is also an important jazz instrument outside of the capoeira roda, and Franco's band Pe de Boi captures the spirit of the instrument. This CD has a broad range of tracks for both regional and angola, unfortunately no tracks for maculele. The chant tracks were lost on me, my group uses different chants in our rodas. This CD is a good representaion of the music of capoeira. Unfortunately, this is not a CD that can be listened to. It is impossible to fully enjoy this CD without playing it as background music during capoeira practice sessions.