Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series on the Brazilian percussion group Olodum.
Part I provides information about Olodum and showcases five YouTube videos of that group.
Selected comments from the discussion threads for two of these videos are also included in this post.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/06/bahian-percussion-group-olodum.html for Part II of this series. Part II showcases a video of Michael Jackson performing his song "They Don't Care About Us" and a video of Paul Simon performing his song "The Obvious Child". Both of these videos feature Olodum.
Information about these two songs and the lyrics for these songs are also included in that post.
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The contents of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Olodum for its cultural legacy. Thanks also to to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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A version of this pancocojams post was published on March 2012.
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INFORMATION ABOUT OLODUM
Excerpt #1
[I retrieved this information from Olodum's YouTube bio page in 2012:]
"Olodum is a cultural activism group created with the objectives of fighting racial discrimination and socioeconomic inequality. They have recorded ten LPs/CDs and have worked with Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Cliff, Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Paul Simon, and Spike Lee. The group draws 4,000 people to parade in the bloco (which has about 200 musicians) at Salvador BA carnival, gives lectures on social and political issues, and publishes a monthly news journal, Bantu Nagô. The group also runs a factory for clothes and musical instruments sold to the public and a school for Salvador's poor children.
Olodum was created in Salvador, BA, in April 25, 1979. Olodum takes its name from the Yoruba deity Olodumaré ("God of Gods," in Yoruba language). Originally a bloco afro (a Bahian Carnival association devoted to research and the celebratation of black culture), the group drew 800 people to the streets in their first Carnival (1980). In the next year, they already had 2,000 affiliates. In 1983, the group constituted the Grupo Cultural Olodum. Neguinho do Samba joined the group that year as mestre (master) and is the figure responsible for the winning combination of samba and reggae that characterizes the group's musical approach. In 1984, Olodum was acknowledged as a state public utility organization, had 3,000 people parading in their bloco, was featured in the documentary Carnival Bahia. In 1987, their first LP, Egito, Madagascar, made a hit with "Faraó," by Luciano Gomes dos Santos, and sold more than 50,000 copies. Two years later, the group did their first performances in Europe and, in the next year, played again in Europe and in Japan, Argentina, and Chile."
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Yoruba is an ethnic group from Nigeria, West Africa. Click the "orisha" tag below for pancocojams posts about Yoruba orishas (orisas).
Notice that the colors that Olodum uses for their drums and clothing are red, gold (yellow), green, and black colors. This choice of colors is significant as red, green, and gold are the colors of the pan-African flag.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-history-significance-of-pan-african.html for a 2014 pancocojams post about the history and significance of the pan-African flag and its colors.
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Excerpt #2
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olodum
"Olodum is a bloco-afro from Salvador's carnival, in Bahia, Brazil. It was founded on April 25, 1979 during the carnival season as a leisure option for residents of Maciel-Pelourinho, guaranteeing them the right to play at the carnival in one block and in an organized manner. It is a non-governmental organization of the Brazilian black movement. Its headquarters are located in the historic center of Salvador, Pelourinho, which hosts most of its presentations. Its CEO is João Jorge Rodrigues.
Olodum develops activism to combat social discrimination, boost the self-esteem and pride of African-Brazilians, and defend and fight to secure civil and human rights for marginalized people in Bahia and Brazil. Currently[when?], it has a social project called Escola Olodum (Olodum School).
Just after, Olodum started to be known in the entire world as an African-Brazilian percussive group and performed in Europe, Japan, and almost all of South America. In 1988, Simone recorded “Me ama mô” live, in Pelourinho, featuring Neguinho do Samba and Olodum (this record is in Simone’s album, "Simone"). One of the biggest moments for the group was in 1996, when they participated in the Michael Jackson song, “They Don't Really Care About Us” from the album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, and the video clip was recorded in Pelourinho and Jackson also collaborated with the 200 members of the cultural group Olodum, who played music in the video.[41] The media interest surrounding the music video exposed Olodum to 140 countries around the world. It brought them worldwide fame and increased their credibility in Brazil.[42] Lúcia Nagib, of The New Brazilian Cinema, said of the music video:. After this, Olodum recorded with famous artists from Brazil and abroad, such as Wayne Shorter, Paul Simon, Jimmy Cliff, Herbie Hancock, and Caetano Veloso. In 1996, the band appeared in Heavy Metal band Sepultura's album "Roots." In 2013, the band played live with Kimbra on Rock in Rio's sunset stage, performing a cover of "They Don't Care About Us." Beyond that, they participated in the official song, consequently in the opening, of the FIFA World Cup 2014, with rapper Pitbull and singers Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte. Parallel to the artistic success, the band takes part in social movements against racism and for civil and human rights.
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Escola Olodum (Olodum School)
Since October 25, 1984, the Escola Olodum (in English, Olodum School) is a real space for participation and expression of African descent community, becoming a national and international reference for innovation in working with art, education and cultural diversity.
The Escola Olodum reveals magnitudes beyond the touch of the drum, with activities that aim to enhance the potential of children, adolescents and young people through languages that enable social and digital inclusion, working alongside the issue of ethnic and cultural citizenship.
This pioneering project of Brazilian African popular education originated in the Rufar dos Tambores project, developed in 1984 by Olodum, composed of free classes of African block percussion, and African courses - Brazilian short-lived.
Initially aimed to answer a request Maciel / Pelourinho community to be formed an integrated percussion band for children and adolescents of the neighborhood, but currently has students from throughout the city of Salvador.
It offers percussion courses (theory and practice), popular song (theory and practice) and African dance. Entries are made annually for children and adolescents aged 7 to 14 years."...
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Olodum - Oh Berimbau!
Uploaded by maxten on Mar 2, 2009
Oh berimbau
pedaço de arame pedaço de pau
juntou com a cabaça virou berimbau
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berimbau:
"The berimbau... Brazilian Portuguese... is a single-string percussion instrument, a musical bow, from Brazil. The berimbau's origins are not entirely clear, but there is not much doubt about its African origin, as no Indigenous Brazilian or European people use musical bows, and very similar instruments are played in the southern parts of Africa. The berimbau was eventually incorporated into the practice of the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira, where it commands how the capoeiristas move in the roda."
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Example #2: Batucadas do olodum (BAHIA,SALVADOR)
Uploaded by MyRockpower on Sep 3, 2009
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Here's information about the meaning of the Portuguese word "batucada" from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batucada:
"Batucada is a substyle of samba and refers to an African influenced Brazilian percussive style, usually performed by an ensemble, known as a Bateria. Batucada is characterized by its repetitive style and fast pace"
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Video #3: Olodum Salvador Bahia HD
Uploaded by MrRonny63 on Feb 12, 2011
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Here are four English language comments from that viewer comment thread:
1. "michael jackson's song THAY DON'T CARE ABOUT US !! :)"
-BIRDANGAL; December 2012
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2. "@BIRDANGAL actually, it's one of the original beats created by the "olodum movement" that was born in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. And no, the beat from MJ song is different, if you listen carefully. Check "Paul Simon Obvious Child" (that was released in 1990, meaning 15 years earlier than MJs) and there you will find this exact beat!"
-MrBrunoLKSl, December 2012
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3. "Has nearly the same ritm as paul simon the obvious child. Very nice done. Nice hd video too. super! Greetings from holland."
-ghj9018 February 2012
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4. "@ghj9018 Paul Simon borrowed the rythm from Olodum, actually, and it was Olodum that did the percussion for the song to which you are referring. They are awesome!"
-quackzinho ; February 2012
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Video #4: OLODUM CARNAVAL 2011 - RITOS DOGONS
Uploaded by marlinh0 on Oct 19, 2011
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Video #5: Olodum batuque bom
Andréia Rabello, Published on Jun 15, 2014
Este vídeo foi feito na época da Copa do Mundo de 2014, estava acontecendo uma transmissão ao vivo para a SPORT TV. Eu tive o privilégio de registrar este momento mágico, O Grupo Olodum é fantástico... Bahia encantada, pessoas, cor, som, vida!!!
This video was made at the time of the 2014 World Cup, there was a live broadcast for SPORT TV. I had the privilege of registering this magical moment, The Olodum Group is fantastic ... Bahia delighted, people, color, sound, life !!!
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Here are selected comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers assigned for referencing purposes only. Translations from Portuguese to English are given via Google translate.
1. Wilmer castillo saucedo, 2014
"buenos cortes , aunque tengo una pregunta como hacen para que los tambores tengan distinta afinacion , si son del mismo tamaño y como se llaman dobladas o surdos de medio ?"
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"good cuts, although I have a question how they do so that the drums have different tuning, if they are the same size and as they are called bent or half surdos?"
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2. layon santos, 2014
"cada tambor tem um tipo de couro um mais fino e outro mais grosso"
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"each drum has one kind of leather one thinner and one thicker"
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REPLY
3. layon santos,2014
"e tambem fai da bequeta de tandor quanto mais macia mais grave quanto mais dura mais agudo"
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and also fai the tandor bequeta the softer the more severe the longer the sharper
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I don't speak Portuguese but I think that this refers to how the drum sounds being determined by how the drummer beats the drum.
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4. Wilmer castillo saucedoM 2014
"gracias muchas gracias =) obligado"
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"Thank you very much =) obliged"
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5. bossa nova jazz, 2014
"+Wilmer castillo saucedo mentira..los tambores cambian de afinación por apretar tornillos no por las mazas o por el grosor del parche.."
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"+ Wilmer castle saucedo lie .. the drums change tuning by tightening screws not by the mallets or by the thickness of the patch .."
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6. Wilmer castillo saucedo, 2014
"gracias bossa mnova jazz, eso tambien es cierto, sin embargo creo que el tamaño de la maza tambien importa en el sonido"
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"thanks bossa mnova jazz, that's also true, however I think the size of the club also matters in the sound"
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7. Adolfo Oliveira, 2015
"Esse som é vida!, ÁFRICA/BRASIL/BAHIA=SHOW!"
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"This sound is life !, AFRICA / BRAZIL / BAHIA = SHOW!"
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Monday, March 13, 2017
Seven Videos Of Brazilian Quadrille Dancing (Quadrilha Junina)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series about the Quadrilha (the Quadrille) dance in Brazil, South America.
This post provides brief information about the Quadrille dance in Brazil and showcases seven videos of Brazil's Quadrilha Junina (Quadrille's June Festivals) and other Quadrille performances in Brazil.* Selected comments from some of these videos' discussion threads are also included in this post.
*These videos were selected rather randomly, except for Examples #3 & #4 which I somehow happened upon and then began to search out what type of dancing was shown in those videos.
There are lots of videos of Brazil's quadrille performances. The selection of these seven videos does not mean that they are the best Brazilian quadrille groups or the best YouTube videos of Brazilian quadrille performances.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/03/information-about-quadrille-dance-in.html for Part I of this series. Part I provides information from online articles about the Quadrille dance in Brazil.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT BRAZIL'S QUADRILHA JUNINA [Quadrille June festivals]
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festa_Junina
Festa Junina (...June Festival) .... are the annual Brazilian celebrations historically related to European Midsummer that take place in the beginning of the Brazilian winter. These festivities, which were introduced by the Portuguese during the colonial period (1500-1822), are celebrated during the month of June nationwide both in Brazil and Portugal. The feast is mainly celebrated on the eves of the Catholic solemnities of Saint Anthony, Saint John the Baptist, and Saint Peter."
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From https://squareyourdance.com/2015/01/02/quadrilha-brazilian-square-dancing/ "BRAZIL, QUADRILHA QUADRILHA: BRAZILIAN SQUARE DANCING! JANUARY 2, 2015 SHANEY
“So, apparently Modern Western Square Dancing has a cousin called “Quadrilha” in Brazil.
The quadrilha (square dance) originated in Holland and was introduced in Brazil during the Regency period. It was very popular at the 19th century balls of the Brazilian elite, especially in Rio de Janeiro, where the royal court was located. Later, it descended the palace steps and gained popularity among the general public, who added new steps and changed the music.
Today, the quadrilha is a tradition at the June Festivals. As the name says, these lively celebrations occur in June, but often extend into the following months. The events are led by an announcer who calls out the dance steps"....
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These articles are written in English. Articles that are translated from Portuguese to English give the word "quadrille" as "gangs".
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Quadrilhas juninas se apresentam na final realizada no ginásio O Zenobão (parte 4)
brejocomtv Uploaded on Jun 28, 2009
Nesta última semana de junho foi realizada a final das quadrilhas juninas no ginásio de esportes O Zenobão.
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Google translate of the title and summary of this video (from Portuguese to English)
title: Junín [queues, gangs] appear in the final held in the gym O Zenobão
{my translation to standard American English]: June Quadrille groups appear in the final [competition, performance] held in Zenobão' gym.
summary - In this last week of June was held the final of the Juninas gangs [quadrille] in the sports gym The Zenobão.
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Example #2: Quadrilha Buraco Quente - 1º Arraial Oficial de S.J. de Meriti - Parque de Eventos ano 2010
Daywison Borges Correia, Uploaded on Apr 17, 2011
Apresentação da quadrilha ou grupo folclorico mais popular do Rio de Janeiro, que mistura a tradição original do forro e das quadrilhas antigas com muita irreverencia, simpatia, beleza e sensualidades das meninas e um show de passos de dança modernos e criatividade da rapaziada. Vale a pena conferir!!!
Daywison Borges Correia Uploaded on Apr 17, 2011
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translation of the summary from Portuguese to English:
Presentation of the most popular gang or folkloric group of Rio de Janeiro, which mixes the original tradition of the lining and the old gangs with much irreverence, sympathy, beauty and sensuality of the girls and a show of modern dance steps and creativity of the boys. It is worth checking!!!
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Here's one comment from that video's discussion thread, translated from Portuguese to English:
weslleysoares449, 2012
"essa festa se realiza no municipio de são joão de meriti , no parque de eventos e é uma festa organizada pela prefeitura do municipio. este ano deverá ser nos dias 21 à 24 de junho, que é o deia do padroeiro da cidade. ficamos muito contente em saber que estamos fazendo uma festa que vocês acham maravilhosa, grato Luiz Augusto , Quadrilha Buraco Quente !!!"
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"This party is held in the municipality of são joão de meriti, in the event park and is a party organized by the municipality of the municipality. This year should be on days 21 to 24 June, which is the patroness deia* of the city. We are very pleased to know that we are having a party that you think is wonderful, grateful Luiz Augusto, Hot Hole Quadrille !!!"
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"deia" = deity
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Example #3: Traditional Brazilian Dance performed by Afro-Brazilian children in a Quilombola community
Lauren Vorisek Uploaded on Dec 29, 2010
Traditional dance performed by children in a Quilombola community in Ilha do Marajo
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Here's information about "Quilombola" from
"A quilombo (... from the Kimbundu word kilombo) is a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by people of African origin including the Quilombolas, or Maroons. Most of the inhabitants of quilombos (called quilombolas) were escaped slaves and, in some cases, later these escaped African slaves would help provide shelter and homes to other minorities of marginalised Portuguese, Brazilian aboriginals, Jews and Arabs, and/or other non-black, non-slave Brazilians. However, the documentation on runaway slave communities typically uses the term mocambo, an Ambundu word meaning "hideout", to describe the settlements. A mocambo is typically much smaller than a quilombo. Quilombo was not used until the 1670s and then primarily in more southerly parts of Brazil.
A similar settlement exists in the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America, and is called a palenque. Its inhabitants are palenqueros who speak various Spanish-African-based creole languages."...
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Here are selected comments from that video's discussion thread:
2012
GRACY MACHADO
"Afro-Brazilian Dance? Não, qualquer um dança. Festas como esta se chamam Festa Junina. E nela não se danças só negros! (I only speak portuguese, sorry).
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translated to English:
"Afro-Brazilian Dance? No, anyone dances. Festivals like this one are called Festa Junina. And not only black dances! (I only speak portuguese, sorry).
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2013
m michels
"Teach the children. teach them about their African ancestry. dont let them steal your culture. You were and are the fundamental builders of Brazil. Upon your sweat , blood and tears the country was built. Stolen from Africa , slaving for free, and still not getting paid and respected"
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francesquitor, 2017
"m michels Do you live in Brazil? Its true that there still is some racist jokes and stupid sh&t*, but not really racist, Brazil allows anyone, that is everyone dances Samba, indian, black, white, turkish, even those confederates who came from US now dance samba..."
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*This word was fully spelled in that comment.
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Example #4: Afro-Brazilian children perform a dance
Lauren Vorisek Uploaded on Dec 30, 2010
Traditional dance performed by children in a Quilombolo community in Ilha do Marajo
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This is another video of the performance that is featured in the video given as Example #3 in this post.
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Example #5: Quadrilha Junina Benfica: campeã 2011 do concurso do Extra Supermercados
Galo da Madrugada Uploaded on Jun 5, 2011
Com o tema "Tempo: Chave para a Felicidade", a quadrilha pernambucana "Benfica" deu um show de beleza, coreografia e, também, lição de vida, para o público presente no arraial montado na Praça Sérgio Loreto. Um primeiro lugar mais do que merecido! O concurso de quadrilhas foi realizado pelo Extra Supermercados, em parceria com o Galo da Madrugada
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translated from Portuguest to English
title: June Benfica Quadrille Group: 2011 Supermarket Contest Winner
summary translated from Portuguese to English:
With the theme "Time: Key to Happiness", the Pernambuco gang "Benfica" gave a show of beauty, choreography and, also, a life lesson, for the audience present in the camp set up in Praça Sérgio Loreto. A first place more than deserved! The gang competition was held by Extra Supermercados, in partnership with the Galo da Madrugada
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My sense from the comments that I translated to from Portuguese to English is that this Quadrille festival (and other Quadrille June festival performances?) are highly competitive. Each group that competed in this (and other?) Quadrille June festival performances are made up of employees from specific companies.
2011
Guilherme Torres
"Tava linda mesmo.
Nada contra nenhuma quadrilha e muito menos a "Benfica"
Mais acho que a intenção do concurso realizado pelo Extra era a elaboração de uma quadrilha junina pelos funcionários.
Pode até ser que os que estão dançando sejam funcionários ( o que não é verdade), mais essa quadrilha "Benfica" foi a copia da Quadirlha Junina Traque de Massa que por sinal fez um belíssimo trabalho.
Só espero que no outro ano os organizadores vejam realmente qual quadrilha merecia."
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Translated to English:
"It was really beautiful.
Nothing against any gang, much less the "Benfica"
But I think the intention of the contest carried out by Extra was the elaboration of a junina gang by the employees.
It may even be that those who are dancing are officials (which is not true), but this gang "Benfica" was the copy of Quadirlha Junina Traque de Massa, which by the way did a beautiful job.
I just hope that in the next year the organizers will really see which gang deserved it."
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coelhotabatera
"hahahahah se a quadrilha não tivesse funcionarios, eu não estaria dançando que sou fiscal da loja 1371, onde na quadrilha tinham componentes da frente de loja, sac, textil, bazar, padaria e terceirizados. agora por nossa sorte do funcionario do SAC que foi considerado o melhor coreografo de pernambuco é quem faz a coreografia da traque de massa, então não haveria necessidade dele ter que fazer 2 trabalhos, ele só trouxe o de lá pra cá, certo fez ele em fazer isso!
Aprendam a perder uma vez!"
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translated to English:
"Hahahahah if the gang had no officers, I would not be dancing I'm a store clerk 1371, where gang members had shop front, sac, textile, bazaar, bakery and outsourced components. Now for our luck of the SAC official who was considered the best choreographer of pernambuco is who does the choreography of the mass traque, so there would be no need for him to have to do 2 jobs, he only brought the one from here to here, do that!
Learn to lose once!"
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2012
Regina Albrectsen
"Que coisa linda, moderna, criativa, animada, feliz!!!! Não conhecia, nunca vi uma versão de festa junina tão bem-feita, bem produzida, bem coreografada e animada! Parabéns aos participantes, coreógrafos, público e cinegrafistas! Estou encantada! Que repitam sempre essa linda festa!!!"
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translated to English
"What a beautiful thing, modern, creative, lively, happy !!!! I did not know, I never saw a version of Junina feast so well made, well produced, well choreographed and animated! Congratulations to the participants, choreographers, audiences and cameramen! I'm delighted! May they always repeat this beautiful party !!!"
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Tayrone Rios
"Olha de parabéns!!!! Eu sou do PA. E vejo que essa quadrilha tá muito boa mesmo. Porq hoje em dia nos não vermos as quadrilhas do nordeste com coriografias tradicionais como olha a formi, olha tunil, olha a onda etc. aqui no PARÁ a tradição continua e vale apena em julgar quadrilhas que tras as raízes do passado . VIVA SÃO JOÃO!!!
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translated to English
Looks from Congratulations !!!! I'm from PA. And I see that this gang is really good. Porq nowadays we do not see the northeastern gangs with traditional choriographs as it looks at formi, looks at tunil, looks at the wave etc. Here in PARÁ the tradition continues and it's worth just judging gangs that behind the roots of the past. HURRAY SAINT JOHN!!!"
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Example #6: Quadrilha Moleka 100 Vergonha (Campinense 2016)
Quadrilhas.TV CANAL Published on Jun 8, 2016
19º Festival de Quadrilhas Juninas de Campina Grande (2016)
Vejam todas as apresentações no nosso portal www.quadrilhas.tv
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translated to English
19th Junina Gang Festival of Campina Grande (2016)
See all the presentations in our portal www.quadrilhas.tv
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Here's selected comments from these video's discussion thread:
2016
Wagner Barbosa
"Muita gente nao entende pq as quadrilhas estao tao evoluidas e estilizadas. atualmente os festivais juninos cobram muito isso delas! hoje nem uma quadrilha entra em festival pra querer perder sem falar da concorrencia no mundo junino.....PORÉM da pra fzer sao joao de um modo tradicional cm uma quadrilha estilizada, varias quadrilhas ja fizeram isso e deu certo mas claro que tem que saber trabalhar bem na tematica para que saia um bom resultado!"
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translated to English
"Many people do not understand why gangs are so evolved and stylized. Currently the June festivals charge a lot of them! Today not a gang enters a festival to want to lose without talking about the competition in the Junino world ... .Because of the traditional way to make a john in a stylized gang, several gangs have already done this and it worked out but of course it has to To know how to work well in the subject so that a good result will come out!"
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Some of the comments that I read (translated to English) indicated some concern about the modernization of Brazil's quadrille performances. The above comment was one response to that concern.
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2017
Feeliipee Almeida
"Sem duvidas belíssimo espetáculo.. danço quadrilha no tocantins a 12 anos... Já vi a moleka Varias vezes pessoalmente.. E ela e um Exemplo de quadrilha moderna.. Não só ela, mais muitas juninas hoje em dia não segue mais a tradição do 100% matuto sem movimentos coreográficos... E realmente temos que evoluir com o tempo. Hoje em dia o povo vai para os Arraias pra ver espetáculos novos, o povo quer ver Cenários deslumbrantes, Mulheres Bem Produzidas, Homens Bem Caracterizados.. Concordo plenamente que não temos mesmo que ficar pra traz.. todo ano inovar trazer algo novo sempre e bom.. se não trouxermos novidades, na minha Opinião perdemos públicos. E tenho certeza Não tem coisa melhor do que você sai da arena uma pessoas chegar em você e fala.. NOSSA MUITO LINDA SUA JUNINA PARABÉNS.. Cara só quem ama dança quadrilha Sebe O quanto e bom ouvir isso.. Então quanto mais danço mais me apaixono e vendo tantos espetáculos assim.. ai e que me sinto orgulho do são joão... PARABÉNS MOLEKA BELÍSSIMO ESPETÁCULO.."
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translated to English
"Without a doubt, a beautiful spectacle .. I danced in the tocantins at 12 years old ... I have seen the Moleka several times in person .. And she is an example of a modern gang .. Not only she but many Juninas nowadays do not follow the tradition anymore Of 100% matuto without choreographic movements ... And we really have to evolve with time. Nowadays the people go to the Arraias to see new shows, the people want to see dazzling Sceneries, Well Produced Women, Well Characterized Men .. I fully agree that we do not have to stay behind .. every year innovate bring something new forever and Good .. if we do not bring news, in my opinion we lose public. And I'm sure There is no better thing than you get out of the arena a people come to you and speaks .. OUR VERY CUTE HIS JUNE CONGRATULATIONS .. Dude only who loves dance gang Hedge How good it is to hear it .. So the more I dance the more I fell in love and seeing so many shows like this .. and I feel proud of São João ... CONGRATULATIONS MOLEKA BELÍSSIMO ESPETÁCULO .."
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I assume that "Moleka" is the name of a specific quadrille dance company. The word "gang" in that translation probably also means "quadrille".
The word "mututo" didn't translate to English. I'm not sure what that word means.
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Example #7: DONA MATUTA FINAL DO PERNAMBUCANO 2016
silvio ricardo Published on Jun 27, 2016
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Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:
Sandra Silva, 2016
"pra min a melhor quadrilha de Pernambuco é a dona matuta 😍"
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translated from Portuguese to English:
"The best gang in Pernambuco is the matuous owner."
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Is "Dona Matuta" the name of this particular quadrille group?
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This concludes Part II of this two part series.
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Visitor comments are welcome.
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series about the Quadrilha (the Quadrille) dance in Brazil, South America.
This post provides brief information about the Quadrille dance in Brazil and showcases seven videos of Brazil's Quadrilha Junina (Quadrille's June Festivals) and other Quadrille performances in Brazil.* Selected comments from some of these videos' discussion threads are also included in this post.
*These videos were selected rather randomly, except for Examples #3 & #4 which I somehow happened upon and then began to search out what type of dancing was shown in those videos.
There are lots of videos of Brazil's quadrille performances. The selection of these seven videos does not mean that they are the best Brazilian quadrille groups or the best YouTube videos of Brazilian quadrille performances.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/03/information-about-quadrille-dance-in.html for Part I of this series. Part I provides information from online articles about the Quadrille dance in Brazil.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT BRAZIL'S QUADRILHA JUNINA [Quadrille June festivals]
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festa_Junina
Festa Junina (...June Festival) .... are the annual Brazilian celebrations historically related to European Midsummer that take place in the beginning of the Brazilian winter. These festivities, which were introduced by the Portuguese during the colonial period (1500-1822), are celebrated during the month of June nationwide both in Brazil and Portugal. The feast is mainly celebrated on the eves of the Catholic solemnities of Saint Anthony, Saint John the Baptist, and Saint Peter."
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From https://squareyourdance.com/2015/01/02/quadrilha-brazilian-square-dancing/ "BRAZIL, QUADRILHA QUADRILHA: BRAZILIAN SQUARE DANCING! JANUARY 2, 2015 SHANEY
“So, apparently Modern Western Square Dancing has a cousin called “Quadrilha” in Brazil.
The quadrilha (square dance) originated in Holland and was introduced in Brazil during the Regency period. It was very popular at the 19th century balls of the Brazilian elite, especially in Rio de Janeiro, where the royal court was located. Later, it descended the palace steps and gained popularity among the general public, who added new steps and changed the music.
Today, the quadrilha is a tradition at the June Festivals. As the name says, these lively celebrations occur in June, but often extend into the following months. The events are led by an announcer who calls out the dance steps"....
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These articles are written in English. Articles that are translated from Portuguese to English give the word "quadrille" as "gangs".
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Quadrilhas juninas se apresentam na final realizada no ginásio O Zenobão (parte 4)
brejocomtv Uploaded on Jun 28, 2009
Nesta última semana de junho foi realizada a final das quadrilhas juninas no ginásio de esportes O Zenobão.
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Google translate of the title and summary of this video (from Portuguese to English)
title: Junín [queues, gangs] appear in the final held in the gym O Zenobão
{my translation to standard American English]: June Quadrille groups appear in the final [competition, performance] held in Zenobão' gym.
summary - In this last week of June was held the final of the Juninas gangs [quadrille] in the sports gym The Zenobão.
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Example #2: Quadrilha Buraco Quente - 1º Arraial Oficial de S.J. de Meriti - Parque de Eventos ano 2010
Daywison Borges Correia, Uploaded on Apr 17, 2011
Apresentação da quadrilha ou grupo folclorico mais popular do Rio de Janeiro, que mistura a tradição original do forro e das quadrilhas antigas com muita irreverencia, simpatia, beleza e sensualidades das meninas e um show de passos de dança modernos e criatividade da rapaziada. Vale a pena conferir!!!
Daywison Borges Correia Uploaded on Apr 17, 2011
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translation of the summary from Portuguese to English:
Presentation of the most popular gang or folkloric group of Rio de Janeiro, which mixes the original tradition of the lining and the old gangs with much irreverence, sympathy, beauty and sensuality of the girls and a show of modern dance steps and creativity of the boys. It is worth checking!!!
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Here's one comment from that video's discussion thread, translated from Portuguese to English:
weslleysoares449, 2012
"essa festa se realiza no municipio de são joão de meriti , no parque de eventos e é uma festa organizada pela prefeitura do municipio. este ano deverá ser nos dias 21 à 24 de junho, que é o deia do padroeiro da cidade. ficamos muito contente em saber que estamos fazendo uma festa que vocês acham maravilhosa, grato Luiz Augusto , Quadrilha Buraco Quente !!!"
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"This party is held in the municipality of são joão de meriti, in the event park and is a party organized by the municipality of the municipality. This year should be on days 21 to 24 June, which is the patroness deia* of the city. We are very pleased to know that we are having a party that you think is wonderful, grateful Luiz Augusto, Hot Hole Quadrille !!!"
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"deia" = deity
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Example #3: Traditional Brazilian Dance performed by Afro-Brazilian children in a Quilombola community
Lauren Vorisek Uploaded on Dec 29, 2010
Traditional dance performed by children in a Quilombola community in Ilha do Marajo
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Here's information about "Quilombola" from
"A quilombo (... from the Kimbundu word kilombo) is a Brazilian hinterland settlement founded by people of African origin including the Quilombolas, or Maroons. Most of the inhabitants of quilombos (called quilombolas) were escaped slaves and, in some cases, later these escaped African slaves would help provide shelter and homes to other minorities of marginalised Portuguese, Brazilian aboriginals, Jews and Arabs, and/or other non-black, non-slave Brazilians. However, the documentation on runaway slave communities typically uses the term mocambo, an Ambundu word meaning "hideout", to describe the settlements. A mocambo is typically much smaller than a quilombo. Quilombo was not used until the 1670s and then primarily in more southerly parts of Brazil.
A similar settlement exists in the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America, and is called a palenque. Its inhabitants are palenqueros who speak various Spanish-African-based creole languages."...
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Here are selected comments from that video's discussion thread:
2012
GRACY MACHADO
"Afro-Brazilian Dance? Não, qualquer um dança. Festas como esta se chamam Festa Junina. E nela não se danças só negros! (I only speak portuguese, sorry).
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translated to English:
"Afro-Brazilian Dance? No, anyone dances. Festivals like this one are called Festa Junina. And not only black dances! (I only speak portuguese, sorry).
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2013
m michels
"Teach the children. teach them about their African ancestry. dont let them steal your culture. You were and are the fundamental builders of Brazil. Upon your sweat , blood and tears the country was built. Stolen from Africa , slaving for free, and still not getting paid and respected"
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Reply
francesquitor, 2017
"m michels Do you live in Brazil? Its true that there still is some racist jokes and stupid sh&t*, but not really racist, Brazil allows anyone, that is everyone dances Samba, indian, black, white, turkish, even those confederates who came from US now dance samba..."
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*This word was fully spelled in that comment.
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Example #4: Afro-Brazilian children perform a dance
Lauren Vorisek Uploaded on Dec 30, 2010
Traditional dance performed by children in a Quilombolo community in Ilha do Marajo
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This is another video of the performance that is featured in the video given as Example #3 in this post.
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Example #5: Quadrilha Junina Benfica: campeã 2011 do concurso do Extra Supermercados
Galo da Madrugada Uploaded on Jun 5, 2011
Com o tema "Tempo: Chave para a Felicidade", a quadrilha pernambucana "Benfica" deu um show de beleza, coreografia e, também, lição de vida, para o público presente no arraial montado na Praça Sérgio Loreto. Um primeiro lugar mais do que merecido! O concurso de quadrilhas foi realizado pelo Extra Supermercados, em parceria com o Galo da Madrugada
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translated from Portuguest to English
title: June Benfica Quadrille Group: 2011 Supermarket Contest Winner
summary translated from Portuguese to English:
With the theme "Time: Key to Happiness", the Pernambuco gang "Benfica" gave a show of beauty, choreography and, also, a life lesson, for the audience present in the camp set up in Praça Sérgio Loreto. A first place more than deserved! The gang competition was held by Extra Supermercados, in partnership with the Galo da Madrugada
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My sense from the comments that I translated to from Portuguese to English is that this Quadrille festival (and other Quadrille June festival performances?) are highly competitive. Each group that competed in this (and other?) Quadrille June festival performances are made up of employees from specific companies.
2011
Guilherme Torres
"Tava linda mesmo.
Nada contra nenhuma quadrilha e muito menos a "Benfica"
Mais acho que a intenção do concurso realizado pelo Extra era a elaboração de uma quadrilha junina pelos funcionários.
Pode até ser que os que estão dançando sejam funcionários ( o que não é verdade), mais essa quadrilha "Benfica" foi a copia da Quadirlha Junina Traque de Massa que por sinal fez um belíssimo trabalho.
Só espero que no outro ano os organizadores vejam realmente qual quadrilha merecia."
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Translated to English:
"It was really beautiful.
Nothing against any gang, much less the "Benfica"
But I think the intention of the contest carried out by Extra was the elaboration of a junina gang by the employees.
It may even be that those who are dancing are officials (which is not true), but this gang "Benfica" was the copy of Quadirlha Junina Traque de Massa, which by the way did a beautiful job.
I just hope that in the next year the organizers will really see which gang deserved it."
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Reply
coelhotabatera
"hahahahah se a quadrilha não tivesse funcionarios, eu não estaria dançando que sou fiscal da loja 1371, onde na quadrilha tinham componentes da frente de loja, sac, textil, bazar, padaria e terceirizados. agora por nossa sorte do funcionario do SAC que foi considerado o melhor coreografo de pernambuco é quem faz a coreografia da traque de massa, então não haveria necessidade dele ter que fazer 2 trabalhos, ele só trouxe o de lá pra cá, certo fez ele em fazer isso!
Aprendam a perder uma vez!"
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translated to English:
"Hahahahah if the gang had no officers, I would not be dancing I'm a store clerk 1371, where gang members had shop front, sac, textile, bazaar, bakery and outsourced components. Now for our luck of the SAC official who was considered the best choreographer of pernambuco is who does the choreography of the mass traque, so there would be no need for him to have to do 2 jobs, he only brought the one from here to here, do that!
Learn to lose once!"
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2012
Regina Albrectsen
"Que coisa linda, moderna, criativa, animada, feliz!!!! Não conhecia, nunca vi uma versão de festa junina tão bem-feita, bem produzida, bem coreografada e animada! Parabéns aos participantes, coreógrafos, público e cinegrafistas! Estou encantada! Que repitam sempre essa linda festa!!!"
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translated to English
"What a beautiful thing, modern, creative, lively, happy !!!! I did not know, I never saw a version of Junina feast so well made, well produced, well choreographed and animated! Congratulations to the participants, choreographers, audiences and cameramen! I'm delighted! May they always repeat this beautiful party !!!"
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Tayrone Rios
"Olha de parabéns!!!! Eu sou do PA. E vejo que essa quadrilha tá muito boa mesmo. Porq hoje em dia nos não vermos as quadrilhas do nordeste com coriografias tradicionais como olha a formi, olha tunil, olha a onda etc. aqui no PARÁ a tradição continua e vale apena em julgar quadrilhas que tras as raízes do passado . VIVA SÃO JOÃO!!!
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translated to English
Looks from Congratulations !!!! I'm from PA. And I see that this gang is really good. Porq nowadays we do not see the northeastern gangs with traditional choriographs as it looks at formi, looks at tunil, looks at the wave etc. Here in PARÁ the tradition continues and it's worth just judging gangs that behind the roots of the past. HURRAY SAINT JOHN!!!"
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Example #6: Quadrilha Moleka 100 Vergonha (Campinense 2016)
Quadrilhas.TV CANAL Published on Jun 8, 2016
19º Festival de Quadrilhas Juninas de Campina Grande (2016)
Vejam todas as apresentações no nosso portal www.quadrilhas.tv
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translated to English
19th Junina Gang Festival of Campina Grande (2016)
See all the presentations in our portal www.quadrilhas.tv
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Here's selected comments from these video's discussion thread:
2016
Wagner Barbosa
"Muita gente nao entende pq as quadrilhas estao tao evoluidas e estilizadas. atualmente os festivais juninos cobram muito isso delas! hoje nem uma quadrilha entra em festival pra querer perder sem falar da concorrencia no mundo junino.....PORÉM da pra fzer sao joao de um modo tradicional cm uma quadrilha estilizada, varias quadrilhas ja fizeram isso e deu certo mas claro que tem que saber trabalhar bem na tematica para que saia um bom resultado!"
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translated to English
"Many people do not understand why gangs are so evolved and stylized. Currently the June festivals charge a lot of them! Today not a gang enters a festival to want to lose without talking about the competition in the Junino world ... .Because of the traditional way to make a john in a stylized gang, several gangs have already done this and it worked out but of course it has to To know how to work well in the subject so that a good result will come out!"
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Some of the comments that I read (translated to English) indicated some concern about the modernization of Brazil's quadrille performances. The above comment was one response to that concern.
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2017
Feeliipee Almeida
"Sem duvidas belíssimo espetáculo.. danço quadrilha no tocantins a 12 anos... Já vi a moleka Varias vezes pessoalmente.. E ela e um Exemplo de quadrilha moderna.. Não só ela, mais muitas juninas hoje em dia não segue mais a tradição do 100% matuto sem movimentos coreográficos... E realmente temos que evoluir com o tempo. Hoje em dia o povo vai para os Arraias pra ver espetáculos novos, o povo quer ver Cenários deslumbrantes, Mulheres Bem Produzidas, Homens Bem Caracterizados.. Concordo plenamente que não temos mesmo que ficar pra traz.. todo ano inovar trazer algo novo sempre e bom.. se não trouxermos novidades, na minha Opinião perdemos públicos. E tenho certeza Não tem coisa melhor do que você sai da arena uma pessoas chegar em você e fala.. NOSSA MUITO LINDA SUA JUNINA PARABÉNS.. Cara só quem ama dança quadrilha Sebe O quanto e bom ouvir isso.. Então quanto mais danço mais me apaixono e vendo tantos espetáculos assim.. ai e que me sinto orgulho do são joão... PARABÉNS MOLEKA BELÍSSIMO ESPETÁCULO.."
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translated to English
"Without a doubt, a beautiful spectacle .. I danced in the tocantins at 12 years old ... I have seen the Moleka several times in person .. And she is an example of a modern gang .. Not only she but many Juninas nowadays do not follow the tradition anymore Of 100% matuto without choreographic movements ... And we really have to evolve with time. Nowadays the people go to the Arraias to see new shows, the people want to see dazzling Sceneries, Well Produced Women, Well Characterized Men .. I fully agree that we do not have to stay behind .. every year innovate bring something new forever and Good .. if we do not bring news, in my opinion we lose public. And I'm sure There is no better thing than you get out of the arena a people come to you and speaks .. OUR VERY CUTE HIS JUNE CONGRATULATIONS .. Dude only who loves dance gang Hedge How good it is to hear it .. So the more I dance the more I fell in love and seeing so many shows like this .. and I feel proud of São João ... CONGRATULATIONS MOLEKA BELÍSSIMO ESPETÁCULO .."
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I assume that "Moleka" is the name of a specific quadrille dance company. The word "gang" in that translation probably also means "quadrille".
The word "mututo" didn't translate to English. I'm not sure what that word means.
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Example #7: DONA MATUTA FINAL DO PERNAMBUCANO 2016
silvio ricardo Published on Jun 27, 2016
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Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:
Sandra Silva, 2016
"pra min a melhor quadrilha de Pernambuco é a dona matuta 😍"
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translated from Portuguese to English:
"The best gang in Pernambuco is the matuous owner."
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Is "Dona Matuta" the name of this particular quadrille group?
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This concludes Part II of this two part series.
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Information About The Quadrille Dance In Brazil (Quadrilha; Quadrilha Junina)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series about the Quadrilha (the Quadrille) dance in Brazil, South America.
This post provides information about the Quadrille dance in Brazil.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/03/seven-videos-of-brazilian-quadrille.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases several videos of the Quadrille dance in Brazil.
Addition information/comments about Brazil's Quadrilha Junina can be found in selected comments from the discussion threads of some of these showcased videos.(translated from Portuguese to English by Google translate).
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, historical, and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE QUADRILHA (QUADRILLE) IN BRAZIL
Pancocojams Editor's Note:
Some of these excerpts are translated from Portuguese to English.
The word "quadrille" is given as "gang" in the English translations of Portuguese language articles that I have found online. In the articles & excerpts that are given in this pancocojams series the word "quadrille" is used instead of "gang".
However, "gangs" may (also) refer to Brazilian groups that perform Quadrilles during June festivals or at other times.
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Excerpt #1:
From http://www.bbrasil.com/en/landing/Festas-Juninas-Bahia.html "Land of Carnival, throughout June Bahia becomes the land of the June Festivals!
Bahia is the land of Carnival, but the state is also home to another great festival that attracts thousands of tourists from all over Brazil: the Feast of Junina or June Festivals.
During the June festivities in Bahia, the attractions range from performances by local artists at popular national events, with typical dances like the quadrille, games and typical foods. The June Festivals in Bahia is the largest regional festival in all of Brazil!
The festivals are a tribute to St. John the Baptist, born on June 24, a date that coincides with the summer solstice (winter in South America) when the rural populations of Europe, celebrated the end of the harvest and prayed for fertility and protection from parasites, etc.. lighting bonfires and performing other symbolic events.
Throughout June these festivals animate all of Brazil and Bahia and the North-East in particular, keeping alive the traditions of the quadrille, bonfires and rural clothing.
The quadrille is danced in honor of the Saints of June (St. Anthony, St. John and St. Peter) and to give thanks for the good harvest in the fields. In almost all of Brazil, the quadrille is danced by an even number of pairs and the number of participants is determined by the size of the space available to dance."...
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Excerpt #2:
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festa_Junina
Festa Junina (...June Festival), also known as festa de São João for their part in celebrating the nativity of St. John the Baptist, are the annual Brazilian celebrations historically related to European Midsummer that take place in the beginning of the Brazilian winter. These festivities, which were introduced by the Portuguese during the colonial period (1500-1822), are celebrated during the month of June nationwide both in Brazil and Portugal. The feast is mainly celebrated on the eves of the Catholic solemnities of Saint Anthony, Saint John the Baptist, and Saint Peter.
As Northeastern Brazil is largely arid or semi-arid these popular festivals not only coincide with the end of the rainy seasons of most states in the northeast but they also provide the people with an opportunity to give thanks to Saint John for the rain. They also celebrate rural life and feature typical clothing, food, dance (particularly quadrilha, which is similar to square dancing). Like Midsummer and Saint John's Day in Portugal and Scandinavian countries, São João celebrates marital union. The "quadrilha" features couple formations around a mock wedding whose bride and groom are the central attraction of the dancing...
In the Southeastern states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais as well as the Southern states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, the Lusitanian celebrations of Saint Anthony, Saint John and Saint Peter underwent a fusion with the practices of other European countries during St John's Eve or the European Festival of Midsummer's Eve thanks to the European descendants of different nations merging their traditions. The Caipira style of quadrilha or square dancing is typical of the region and danced to country music by couples made of children but also adults usually attending a mock wedding held as a symbol of fertility of the land just like the ones held in Portugal, Norway and Sweden. Nowadays the festival resembles the origins of Pagan Midsummer festivities due the focus on rural life, agriculture, large bonfires and the praise of hinterland dishes displayed in the arraial or feira, the mocking of an ancient European country fair."...
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Excerpt #3:
From https://squareyourdance.com/2015/01/02/quadrilha-brazilian-square-dancing/ "BRAZIL, QUADRILHA QUADRILHA: BRAZILIAN SQUARE DANCING! JANUARY 2, 2015 SHANEY
“So, apparently Modern Western Square Dancing has a cousin called “Quadrilha” in Brazil.
The quadrilha (square dance) originated in Holland and was introduced in Brazil during the Regency period. It was very popular at the 19th century balls of the Brazilian elite, especially in Rio de Janeiro, where the royal court was located. Later, it descended the palace steps and gained popularity among the general public, who added new steps and changed the music.
Today, the quadrilha is a tradition at the June Festivals. As the name says, these lively celebrations occur in June, but often extend into the following months. The events are led by an announcer who calls out the dance steps.
The dancers, usually couples, dress in peasant outfits with straw hats and checkered shirts. The traditional quadrilha dance represents a wedding party; the “bride and groom” open the dance, followed by their “guests”, with a lively dance that includes many different steps and moves.
The quadrilha is accompanied by an accordion, triangle and drum, as well as a 4-string and 6-string guitar."
Source: Quadrilha (Square Dance)
It’s a bit different from Modern Western Square Dancing, but you can clearly see that they come from the same roots. Here is a video** that shows one quadrilha dance being performed for an audience. (That is one major difference between the two. MWSD is rarely performed for an audience.)"
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Here's one of two comments that were posted to that article:
"Nick Cuccia, JANUARY 3, 2015
"This isn’t the only square dance connection to Brazil. Henry Ford’s love of square dancing (primarily New England Quadrilles; his book Good Morning! inspired Lloyd Shaw’s publication of Cowboy Dances, which, in turn popularized “traditional” western squares and, eventually, MWSD) is well known, and lives on in the form of Lovett Hall, the Dearborn dance hall that he built for his favored dance master, Benjamin Lovett. What’s not as well known is that in order to reduce his dependency on British-controlled rubber from southeast Asian plantations, Ford attempted to establish his own rubber plantations in Brazil’s Amazon River basin. The company town for the plantation, creatively named Fordlandia, featured a dance hall, and square dancing was required."
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**The video referenced in this comment and several additional videos are showcased in Part II of this pancocojams series.
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Excerpt #4
From https://squareyourdance.com/2015/01/03/mandatory-square-dancing-at-fordlandia-in-brazil/
“MANDATORY SQUARE DANCING” AT FORDLANDIA IN BRAZIL, JANUARY 3, 2015 SHANEY
"In response to the article on Quadrilha*, a form of square dancing popular in Brazil, reader Nick says:
Gizmodo has this to say:
Local [Brazilian] workers were expected to adopt a suburban Michigan lifestyle, too—along with a healthy dose of Ford’s own morals, which meant that both booze and ladies were outlawed within the town. According to a terrific podcast from How Things Work, the transplant town even hosted mandatory square dancing. Hamburgers and other American fare featured in the cafeteria.
Source: On Henry Ford’s 150th Birthday, a Look Inside His Failed Utopia
This is taking “mandatory square dancing in PE class” a step too far!"
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*This article is given in this post as Excerpt #2.
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Embedded Article [This is a complete article translated from Portuguese to English]
From https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.suapesquisa.com/musicacultura/quadrilha_junina.htm&prev=search
"Origin of the quadrille of the June festivals in Brazil, what is, main characteristics, history, as is, traditions, abstract, characters, steps
What it is, origin and main characteristics
The quadrille is a traditional dance of the June festivals that take place in June in Brazil. It is a collective dance, with the participation of several couples dressed in white clothes. The dance is packed with instrumental music typical of the interior of Brazil. The quadrille is directed by the narration of a person (marker), who makes jokes and leads the couples in each moment.
According to historians and researchers of popular culture, the quadrille emerged in eighteenth-century France. Particularly in Paris were collective dances, generally formed by four couples, who had the name of quadrille. These dances took place in great palace halls and counted on the participation exclusively of members of the French aristocracy.
The quadrille arrived in Brazil at the end of the 1820s and, as in their country of origin, was very common among the richest social classes of Brazilian society at the time (especially among the members of the Brazilian court residing in Rio de Janeiro). It was only in the late 19th century that the quadrille became popular and became common among the popular strata of society. However, as it became popular, it added a number of popular cultural elements, especially those related to traditions and way of life in the countryside. He has also gained, at the moment, a more amusing character, with hints of relaxed and funny moments.
From the beginning of the 20th century, the quadrille spread to various regions of Brazil, and are still very popular both in the cities of the interior and in the great capitals. However, in each region it took on specific aspects of the popular culture typical of the city or state. The beauty of this dance lies precisely in these multiple and diverse cultural and folk aspects, which fill the dance of colors, music and rich cultural elements.
Today's Jungle Quadrille
Currently the quadrille is the highlight of the Brazilian June [given as “junin”] parties. They occur mainly in schools, companies, clubs and cultural associations. The places where they occur are adorned with flags and balloons, symbols typical of the June festivals. In open areas, the fire is also present.
The dancers dress in old country clothes. Women (ladies) do makeup and men (gentlemen) paint mustaches and goatees. The straw hat is also an almost obligatory prop for the gang dancers.
The most common theme in today's gangs is that of marriage in the old style of the interior areas of Brazil. With a tone full of comedy and marked by exaggeration, the groom is practically forced to marry the bride, under the pressure of her father and the city's delegate.
Main characters of the traditional gang:
- Marker of the gang (narrator of the dance): may or may not be part of the dance.
- Couple of bride and groom
- Priest
- Delegate
- Godfathers
- Couples invited to the wedding party
Main moments and steps of the dance of the traditional [June] Junina [quadrille] (marker commands):
- Bride and Groom Wedding
- Balancê: balance of the body in the [rhythm] rítimo of the music.
- Compliment the ladies: gentlemen greet the ladies.
- Compliment to the gentlemen: ladies greet the ladies.
- Great walk through the countryside
- Tunnel: couples pass under a tunnel formed by the other couples.
- Road to the countryside
- Look at the rain: "it's gone"
- Look at the snake: "it's a lie"
- Formation of a snail by couples
- Coronation of ladies and gentlemen
Farewell"
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For more information about these steps click https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.turminha.mpf.mp.br/nossa-cultura/festa-junina/passos-e-comandos-mais-utilizados-na-danca-da-quadrilha&prev=search "Passos e comandos mais utilizados na dança da quadrilha" ... [translated from Portuguese to English] "Steps and commands most used in dance gang [quadrille]"
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This completes Part I of this series.
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This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series about the Quadrilha (the Quadrille) dance in Brazil, South America.
This post provides information about the Quadrille dance in Brazil.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/03/seven-videos-of-brazilian-quadrille.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases several videos of the Quadrille dance in Brazil.
Addition information/comments about Brazil's Quadrilha Junina can be found in selected comments from the discussion threads of some of these showcased videos.(translated from Portuguese to English by Google translate).
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, historical, and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE QUADRILHA (QUADRILLE) IN BRAZIL
Pancocojams Editor's Note:
Some of these excerpts are translated from Portuguese to English.
The word "quadrille" is given as "gang" in the English translations of Portuguese language articles that I have found online. In the articles & excerpts that are given in this pancocojams series the word "quadrille" is used instead of "gang".
However, "gangs" may (also) refer to Brazilian groups that perform Quadrilles during June festivals or at other times.
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Excerpt #1:
From http://www.bbrasil.com/en/landing/Festas-Juninas-Bahia.html "Land of Carnival, throughout June Bahia becomes the land of the June Festivals!
Bahia is the land of Carnival, but the state is also home to another great festival that attracts thousands of tourists from all over Brazil: the Feast of Junina or June Festivals.
During the June festivities in Bahia, the attractions range from performances by local artists at popular national events, with typical dances like the quadrille, games and typical foods. The June Festivals in Bahia is the largest regional festival in all of Brazil!
The festivals are a tribute to St. John the Baptist, born on June 24, a date that coincides with the summer solstice (winter in South America) when the rural populations of Europe, celebrated the end of the harvest and prayed for fertility and protection from parasites, etc.. lighting bonfires and performing other symbolic events.
Throughout June these festivals animate all of Brazil and Bahia and the North-East in particular, keeping alive the traditions of the quadrille, bonfires and rural clothing.
The quadrille is danced in honor of the Saints of June (St. Anthony, St. John and St. Peter) and to give thanks for the good harvest in the fields. In almost all of Brazil, the quadrille is danced by an even number of pairs and the number of participants is determined by the size of the space available to dance."...
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Excerpt #2:
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festa_Junina
Festa Junina (...June Festival), also known as festa de São João for their part in celebrating the nativity of St. John the Baptist, are the annual Brazilian celebrations historically related to European Midsummer that take place in the beginning of the Brazilian winter. These festivities, which were introduced by the Portuguese during the colonial period (1500-1822), are celebrated during the month of June nationwide both in Brazil and Portugal. The feast is mainly celebrated on the eves of the Catholic solemnities of Saint Anthony, Saint John the Baptist, and Saint Peter.
As Northeastern Brazil is largely arid or semi-arid these popular festivals not only coincide with the end of the rainy seasons of most states in the northeast but they also provide the people with an opportunity to give thanks to Saint John for the rain. They also celebrate rural life and feature typical clothing, food, dance (particularly quadrilha, which is similar to square dancing). Like Midsummer and Saint John's Day in Portugal and Scandinavian countries, São João celebrates marital union. The "quadrilha" features couple formations around a mock wedding whose bride and groom are the central attraction of the dancing...
In the Southeastern states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais as well as the Southern states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, the Lusitanian celebrations of Saint Anthony, Saint John and Saint Peter underwent a fusion with the practices of other European countries during St John's Eve or the European Festival of Midsummer's Eve thanks to the European descendants of different nations merging their traditions. The Caipira style of quadrilha or square dancing is typical of the region and danced to country music by couples made of children but also adults usually attending a mock wedding held as a symbol of fertility of the land just like the ones held in Portugal, Norway and Sweden. Nowadays the festival resembles the origins of Pagan Midsummer festivities due the focus on rural life, agriculture, large bonfires and the praise of hinterland dishes displayed in the arraial or feira, the mocking of an ancient European country fair."...
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Excerpt #3:
From https://squareyourdance.com/2015/01/02/quadrilha-brazilian-square-dancing/ "BRAZIL, QUADRILHA QUADRILHA: BRAZILIAN SQUARE DANCING! JANUARY 2, 2015 SHANEY
“So, apparently Modern Western Square Dancing has a cousin called “Quadrilha” in Brazil.
The quadrilha (square dance) originated in Holland and was introduced in Brazil during the Regency period. It was very popular at the 19th century balls of the Brazilian elite, especially in Rio de Janeiro, where the royal court was located. Later, it descended the palace steps and gained popularity among the general public, who added new steps and changed the music.
Today, the quadrilha is a tradition at the June Festivals. As the name says, these lively celebrations occur in June, but often extend into the following months. The events are led by an announcer who calls out the dance steps.
The dancers, usually couples, dress in peasant outfits with straw hats and checkered shirts. The traditional quadrilha dance represents a wedding party; the “bride and groom” open the dance, followed by their “guests”, with a lively dance that includes many different steps and moves.
The quadrilha is accompanied by an accordion, triangle and drum, as well as a 4-string and 6-string guitar."
Source: Quadrilha (Square Dance)
It’s a bit different from Modern Western Square Dancing, but you can clearly see that they come from the same roots. Here is a video** that shows one quadrilha dance being performed for an audience. (That is one major difference between the two. MWSD is rarely performed for an audience.)"
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Here's one of two comments that were posted to that article:
"Nick Cuccia, JANUARY 3, 2015
"This isn’t the only square dance connection to Brazil. Henry Ford’s love of square dancing (primarily New England Quadrilles; his book Good Morning! inspired Lloyd Shaw’s publication of Cowboy Dances, which, in turn popularized “traditional” western squares and, eventually, MWSD) is well known, and lives on in the form of Lovett Hall, the Dearborn dance hall that he built for his favored dance master, Benjamin Lovett. What’s not as well known is that in order to reduce his dependency on British-controlled rubber from southeast Asian plantations, Ford attempted to establish his own rubber plantations in Brazil’s Amazon River basin. The company town for the plantation, creatively named Fordlandia, featured a dance hall, and square dancing was required."
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**The video referenced in this comment and several additional videos are showcased in Part II of this pancocojams series.
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Excerpt #4
From https://squareyourdance.com/2015/01/03/mandatory-square-dancing-at-fordlandia-in-brazil/
“MANDATORY SQUARE DANCING” AT FORDLANDIA IN BRAZIL, JANUARY 3, 2015 SHANEY
"In response to the article on Quadrilha*, a form of square dancing popular in Brazil, reader Nick says:
..."in order to reduce his dependency on British-controlled rubber from southeast Asian plantations, [Henry] Ford attempted to establish his own rubber plantations in Brazil’s Amazon River basin. The company town for the plantation, creatively named Fordlandia, featured a dance hall, and square dancing was required.”
Gizmodo has this to say:
Local [Brazilian] workers were expected to adopt a suburban Michigan lifestyle, too—along with a healthy dose of Ford’s own morals, which meant that both booze and ladies were outlawed within the town. According to a terrific podcast from How Things Work, the transplant town even hosted mandatory square dancing. Hamburgers and other American fare featured in the cafeteria.
Source: On Henry Ford’s 150th Birthday, a Look Inside His Failed Utopia
This is taking “mandatory square dancing in PE class” a step too far!"
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*This article is given in this post as Excerpt #2.
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Embedded Article [This is a complete article translated from Portuguese to English]
From https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.suapesquisa.com/musicacultura/quadrilha_junina.htm&prev=search
"Origin of the quadrille of the June festivals in Brazil, what is, main characteristics, history, as is, traditions, abstract, characters, steps
What it is, origin and main characteristics
The quadrille is a traditional dance of the June festivals that take place in June in Brazil. It is a collective dance, with the participation of several couples dressed in white clothes. The dance is packed with instrumental music typical of the interior of Brazil. The quadrille is directed by the narration of a person (marker), who makes jokes and leads the couples in each moment.
According to historians and researchers of popular culture, the quadrille emerged in eighteenth-century France. Particularly in Paris were collective dances, generally formed by four couples, who had the name of quadrille. These dances took place in great palace halls and counted on the participation exclusively of members of the French aristocracy.
The quadrille arrived in Brazil at the end of the 1820s and, as in their country of origin, was very common among the richest social classes of Brazilian society at the time (especially among the members of the Brazilian court residing in Rio de Janeiro). It was only in the late 19th century that the quadrille became popular and became common among the popular strata of society. However, as it became popular, it added a number of popular cultural elements, especially those related to traditions and way of life in the countryside. He has also gained, at the moment, a more amusing character, with hints of relaxed and funny moments.
From the beginning of the 20th century, the quadrille spread to various regions of Brazil, and are still very popular both in the cities of the interior and in the great capitals. However, in each region it took on specific aspects of the popular culture typical of the city or state. The beauty of this dance lies precisely in these multiple and diverse cultural and folk aspects, which fill the dance of colors, music and rich cultural elements.
Today's Jungle Quadrille
Currently the quadrille is the highlight of the Brazilian June [given as “junin”] parties. They occur mainly in schools, companies, clubs and cultural associations. The places where they occur are adorned with flags and balloons, symbols typical of the June festivals. In open areas, the fire is also present.
The dancers dress in old country clothes. Women (ladies) do makeup and men (gentlemen) paint mustaches and goatees. The straw hat is also an almost obligatory prop for the gang dancers.
The most common theme in today's gangs is that of marriage in the old style of the interior areas of Brazil. With a tone full of comedy and marked by exaggeration, the groom is practically forced to marry the bride, under the pressure of her father and the city's delegate.
Main characters of the traditional gang:
- Marker of the gang (narrator of the dance): may or may not be part of the dance.
- Couple of bride and groom
- Priest
- Delegate
- Godfathers
- Couples invited to the wedding party
Main moments and steps of the dance of the traditional [June] Junina [quadrille] (marker commands):
- Bride and Groom Wedding
- Balancê: balance of the body in the [rhythm] rítimo of the music.
- Compliment the ladies: gentlemen greet the ladies.
- Compliment to the gentlemen: ladies greet the ladies.
- Great walk through the countryside
- Tunnel: couples pass under a tunnel formed by the other couples.
- Road to the countryside
- Look at the rain: "it's gone"
- Look at the snake: "it's a lie"
- Formation of a snail by couples
- Coronation of ladies and gentlemen
Farewell"
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For more information about these steps click https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.turminha.mpf.mp.br/nossa-cultura/festa-junina/passos-e-comandos-mais-utilizados-na-danca-da-quadrilha&prev=search "Passos e comandos mais utilizados na dança da quadrilha" ... [translated from Portuguese to English] "Steps and commands most used in dance gang [quadrille]"
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Monday, September 7, 2015
Brazilian All Female Samba-Reggae Band "Didá Banda Feminina" (Information & Videos)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases six videos of Didá Banda Feminina, a Brazilian all female samba-reggae band. Information about Didá Banda Feminina is included in this post along with information about samba reggae music, the genre of music the band plays.
The Addendum to this post presents a poem entitled "Didá from Salvador" that was written by Neguinho do Samba, the founder of Didá Banda Feminina.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the founder, staff, and members of Didá Banda Feminina. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube and all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT DIDA BANDA FEMININA
From http://www.dida-salvador.com/english.html
"DIDÁ MUSIC SCHOOL
Dida Escola De Musica (Dida Music School) is a cultural institution without profitable ends that aims to improve the quality of lives through music and the arts. The school was founded on December 13, 1993 by maintainer and mentor Meastro Neguinho Do Samba. With his vision he created a school that involves serious educational work and is based in transformational musical teaching. The classes that are offerred for the community are: String Instruments, Wind Instruments, Percussion, Keyboard, Capoeira, Afro-Brazilian Dance Theatre, Art, English, and Computer Literacy."...
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This entire page is written in upper case letters. I changed it to upper zand lower case letters to conform with the rest of this post.
**
From http://www.brazzil.com/musapr98.htm
..."…Didá Banda Feminina is out. It is the first CD by a band called just that: Didá Banda Feminina. This is another musical wonder from Bahia. The all-female band takes its name from a Yoruba term meaning creation. The new group—the brainchild of Neguinho do Samba, the creator of samba reggae—bursts with creativity and power...
This first CD of Didá Banda Feminina is proof that the realm of axé music does not live solely on obvious rhymes and predictable sounds. Didá produce an unorthodox mixture of sounds, thus extending the rhythmic and percussive attributes which characterize the style. The arrangements are a mix of samba de roda, typical of the recôncavo of Bahia, and incorporate elements of rock, uniting African drums, electric guitars, keyboard, flute, and saxophone. In addition to being the musical leader of Didá, Neguinho is mentor and spiritual guide for the girls. He brings with him his rich experience of the years with Olodum. In fact, many critics have already dubbed Didá the "Feminine Olodum."...
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/03/focus-on-olodum-salvador-bahia.html for a pancocojams post about the Brazilian Samba-Reggae band "Olodum". The name "Olodum" is a clip of the name for the Supreme Creator in the Yoruba (Nigeria) pantheon.
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INFORMATION ABOUT SAMBA-REGGAE MUSIC
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_reggae
"Samba-reggae is a music genre from Bahia, Brazil. Samba reggae, as its name suggests, was originally derived as a blend of Brazilian samba with Jamaican reggae as typified by Bob Marley....
Samba-reggae arose in the context of the black pride movement that occurred in the city of Salvador de Bahia, around the 1970s, and it still carries connotations of ethnic identity and pride for Afro-Brazilians today. Bahia's population has a large proportion of dark-skinned Brazilians who are descendants of African slaves who were brought to Brazil by the Portuguese in the 18th and 19th centuries. These Afro-Brazilians played a major role in the early development of samba...
The paradoxical result was that samba was brought back to Bahia from Rio, but now in a highly altered form, and no longer associated with Afro-Brazilians. Thus, in the mid-20th century, the city of Salvador had many samba schools that were modeled on the samba schools of Rio, as well as blocos (informal street percussion groups), both of which performed Rio-style samba in Carnival parades every year. Yet, ironically, black Brazilians did not participate in these Carnival parades or in the blocos. They were not allowed to participate.
Samba-reggae represents an effort by black Brazilians to develop a Carnival parade music that they could call their own, and to form all-black or mostly-black blocos with which they could parade during Carnival. The afro bloco music was very different because they aimed to recreate and strengthen their community through their music.[1]"...
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Also click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ax%C3%A9_(music) for information about "Axé music". Here's a brief excerpt of that page:
"Axé music originat[ed] in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil approximately in 1986, fusing different Afro-Caribbean genres, such as Marcha, Reggae, and Calypso. It also includes influences of Brazilian music such as Frevo, Forró and Carixada. The most important creator of this music style was Alfredo Moura, conducting Carlinhos Brown, Luiz Caldas, Sarajane and others. The word "axé" comes from a Yoruba religious greeting used in the Candomblé and Umbanda religions that means "soul", "light", "spirit" or "good vibration"...
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"Axé" is most often written as "ashe" in English, although the correct Yoruba [Nigerian] spelling is "ase". All of these words are pronounced ah-SHAY".
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FEATURED VIDEOS
These videos are presented in chronological order according to their publishing dates with the oldest dated video given first.
Example #1: Dida
TheSambaYogi, Uploaded on Oct 8, 2009
Dida is an all-female percussion band that plays samba reggae, a music genre from Bahia, Brazil. Filmed in August '08 on the street outside Dida School of Music, a non-profit organization that teaches music and dance for free to poor women and children of Salvador. Didá performs every Friday night at 9pm at Praca Tereza Batista in Pelourinho, Salvador.
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Centre_(Salvador,_Bahia)
"The Historic Centre (known in Portuguese as The Pelourinho) is a historic neighborhood located in the western zone of Salvador, Bahia. It was the city's center during the Portuguese Colonial Period, and was named for the whipping post (Pelourinho means Pillory) in its central plaza where African slaves received punishment for various infractions, as well as for disciplinary purposes....
Nicknamed "Pelô" by residents, this area is in the older part of the upper city, or Cidade Alta, of Salvador. It ecompasses several blocks around the triangular Largo, and it is the location for music, dining and nightlife. In the 1990s, a major restoration effort resulted in making the area a highly desirable tourist attraction."
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Example #2: Didá (samba reggae)
Batucar batuqueiros, Published on Feb 20, 2013
02/13 Pelourinho, Bahía. Video Santiago Storni - Batucar.
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Example #3: Banda Dida Liberdade
alan borges Published on Feb 27, 2013
A Liberdade ficou pequena....
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Example #4: Banda Feminina Didá - 30 de Julho de 2013 - Afro Som
Anderson Salvath, Published on Aug 13, 2013
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Example #5: Dida Banda Feminina 2015 Ensaio. LOVE them!
Batala NYC Published on Feb 25, 2015
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Example #6: Dida Banda Feminina backwards, uphill, in flip flops...
Batala NYC, Published on Feb 25, 2015
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ADDENDUM
From http://www.brazzil.com/musapr98.htm
Didá from Salvador
Aroldo "Me Trate Bem", Neguinho do Samba
(Aroldo "Treat Me Well," Samba Neguinho)
[This is the English translation. The Portuguese words are also found on this page.]
Didá is queen of the sun
Black goddess—a major force
Who enchants this land so beautiful
Oh, Bahia so dear
Pelourinho, there is no distinction there
White and black are all brothers
And the mixture of races defends
...that interbreeding
I'm going, I'm going
I'm going to dance in Pelô
I'm going, I'm going
With Didá from Salvador
Didá was born in a blessed place
A place belonging to an honest people
Which lived through slavery
Grew up there
With much courage and much struggle
Today all the people listen
To Didá which is tradition
The whites came and joined with the blacks
And they were aware
That we are all brothers
I'm going, I'm going
I'm going to dance in Pelô
I'm going, I'm going
With Didá of Salvador
There's Jamaica, America, and Japan
There's São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
There are people from the whole world
I'm going, I'm going
I'm going to dance in Pelô
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Visitor comments are welcome.
This pancocojams post showcases six videos of Didá Banda Feminina, a Brazilian all female samba-reggae band. Information about Didá Banda Feminina is included in this post along with information about samba reggae music, the genre of music the band plays.
The Addendum to this post presents a poem entitled "Didá from Salvador" that was written by Neguinho do Samba, the founder of Didá Banda Feminina.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the founder, staff, and members of Didá Banda Feminina. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube and all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT DIDA BANDA FEMININA
From http://www.dida-salvador.com/english.html
"DIDÁ MUSIC SCHOOL
Dida Escola De Musica (Dida Music School) is a cultural institution without profitable ends that aims to improve the quality of lives through music and the arts. The school was founded on December 13, 1993 by maintainer and mentor Meastro Neguinho Do Samba. With his vision he created a school that involves serious educational work and is based in transformational musical teaching. The classes that are offerred for the community are: String Instruments, Wind Instruments, Percussion, Keyboard, Capoeira, Afro-Brazilian Dance Theatre, Art, English, and Computer Literacy."...
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This entire page is written in upper case letters. I changed it to upper zand lower case letters to conform with the rest of this post.
**
From http://www.brazzil.com/musapr98.htm
..."…Didá Banda Feminina is out. It is the first CD by a band called just that: Didá Banda Feminina. This is another musical wonder from Bahia. The all-female band takes its name from a Yoruba term meaning creation. The new group—the brainchild of Neguinho do Samba, the creator of samba reggae—bursts with creativity and power...
This first CD of Didá Banda Feminina is proof that the realm of axé music does not live solely on obvious rhymes and predictable sounds. Didá produce an unorthodox mixture of sounds, thus extending the rhythmic and percussive attributes which characterize the style. The arrangements are a mix of samba de roda, typical of the recôncavo of Bahia, and incorporate elements of rock, uniting African drums, electric guitars, keyboard, flute, and saxophone. In addition to being the musical leader of Didá, Neguinho is mentor and spiritual guide for the girls. He brings with him his rich experience of the years with Olodum. In fact, many critics have already dubbed Didá the "Feminine Olodum."...
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/03/focus-on-olodum-salvador-bahia.html for a pancocojams post about the Brazilian Samba-Reggae band "Olodum". The name "Olodum" is a clip of the name for the Supreme Creator in the Yoruba (Nigeria) pantheon.
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INFORMATION ABOUT SAMBA-REGGAE MUSIC
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_reggae
"Samba-reggae is a music genre from Bahia, Brazil. Samba reggae, as its name suggests, was originally derived as a blend of Brazilian samba with Jamaican reggae as typified by Bob Marley....
Samba-reggae arose in the context of the black pride movement that occurred in the city of Salvador de Bahia, around the 1970s, and it still carries connotations of ethnic identity and pride for Afro-Brazilians today. Bahia's population has a large proportion of dark-skinned Brazilians who are descendants of African slaves who were brought to Brazil by the Portuguese in the 18th and 19th centuries. These Afro-Brazilians played a major role in the early development of samba...
The paradoxical result was that samba was brought back to Bahia from Rio, but now in a highly altered form, and no longer associated with Afro-Brazilians. Thus, in the mid-20th century, the city of Salvador had many samba schools that were modeled on the samba schools of Rio, as well as blocos (informal street percussion groups), both of which performed Rio-style samba in Carnival parades every year. Yet, ironically, black Brazilians did not participate in these Carnival parades or in the blocos. They were not allowed to participate.
Samba-reggae represents an effort by black Brazilians to develop a Carnival parade music that they could call their own, and to form all-black or mostly-black blocos with which they could parade during Carnival. The afro bloco music was very different because they aimed to recreate and strengthen their community through their music.[1]"...
-snip-
Also click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ax%C3%A9_(music) for information about "Axé music". Here's a brief excerpt of that page:
"Axé music originat[ed] in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil approximately in 1986, fusing different Afro-Caribbean genres, such as Marcha, Reggae, and Calypso. It also includes influences of Brazilian music such as Frevo, Forró and Carixada. The most important creator of this music style was Alfredo Moura, conducting Carlinhos Brown, Luiz Caldas, Sarajane and others. The word "axé" comes from a Yoruba religious greeting used in the Candomblé and Umbanda religions that means "soul", "light", "spirit" or "good vibration"...
-snip-
"Axé" is most often written as "ashe" in English, although the correct Yoruba [Nigerian] spelling is "ase". All of these words are pronounced ah-SHAY".
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FEATURED VIDEOS
These videos are presented in chronological order according to their publishing dates with the oldest dated video given first.
Example #1: Dida
TheSambaYogi, Uploaded on Oct 8, 2009
Dida is an all-female percussion band that plays samba reggae, a music genre from Bahia, Brazil. Filmed in August '08 on the street outside Dida School of Music, a non-profit organization that teaches music and dance for free to poor women and children of Salvador. Didá performs every Friday night at 9pm at Praca Tereza Batista in Pelourinho, Salvador.
-snip-
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historic_Centre_(Salvador,_Bahia)
"The Historic Centre (known in Portuguese as The Pelourinho) is a historic neighborhood located in the western zone of Salvador, Bahia. It was the city's center during the Portuguese Colonial Period, and was named for the whipping post (Pelourinho means Pillory) in its central plaza where African slaves received punishment for various infractions, as well as for disciplinary purposes....
Nicknamed "Pelô" by residents, this area is in the older part of the upper city, or Cidade Alta, of Salvador. It ecompasses several blocks around the triangular Largo, and it is the location for music, dining and nightlife. In the 1990s, a major restoration effort resulted in making the area a highly desirable tourist attraction."
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Example #2: Didá (samba reggae)
Batucar batuqueiros, Published on Feb 20, 2013
02/13 Pelourinho, Bahía. Video Santiago Storni - Batucar.
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Example #3: Banda Dida Liberdade
alan borges Published on Feb 27, 2013
A Liberdade ficou pequena....
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Example #4: Banda Feminina Didá - 30 de Julho de 2013 - Afro Som
Anderson Salvath, Published on Aug 13, 2013
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Example #5: Dida Banda Feminina 2015 Ensaio. LOVE them!
Batala NYC Published on Feb 25, 2015
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Example #6: Dida Banda Feminina backwards, uphill, in flip flops...
Batala NYC, Published on Feb 25, 2015
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ADDENDUM
From http://www.brazzil.com/musapr98.htm
Didá from Salvador
Aroldo "Me Trate Bem", Neguinho do Samba
(Aroldo "Treat Me Well," Samba Neguinho)
[This is the English translation. The Portuguese words are also found on this page.]
Didá is queen of the sun
Black goddess—a major force
Who enchants this land so beautiful
Oh, Bahia so dear
Pelourinho, there is no distinction there
White and black are all brothers
And the mixture of races defends
...that interbreeding
I'm going, I'm going
I'm going to dance in Pelô
I'm going, I'm going
With Didá from Salvador
Didá was born in a blessed place
A place belonging to an honest people
Which lived through slavery
Grew up there
With much courage and much struggle
Today all the people listen
To Didá which is tradition
The whites came and joined with the blacks
And they were aware
That we are all brothers
I'm going, I'm going
I'm going to dance in Pelô
I'm going, I'm going
With Didá of Salvador
There's Jamaica, America, and Japan
There's São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
There are people from the whole world
I'm going, I'm going
I'm going to dance in Pelô
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Sunday, April 12, 2015
Jotta A ( Young Brazilian Gospel Singer) - Use Me, Lord (with English lyrics)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases a video of Brazilian vocalist Jotta A.'s rendition in Portuguese of the Gospel song "Use Me, Lord". English lyrics for this song are given in sub-titles in that video and are included in this post.
Information about Jotta A is also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and aesthetic reasons.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Jotta A for his rendition of this song. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT JOTTA A
From http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jotta_A&prev=search
"José Antonio Viana Holland ( Guajará-Mirim , Rondônia , October 8 of 1997 ), better known as Jotta A is a singer-songwriter gospel Brazil . [1]
He began his career as a singer in a talent show presented by Raul Gil . Having gained, signed to record label Central Gospel , which released the album Essence, which earned him nominations for the award Trophy Promises . His discography also includes the generation of Jesus project, launched in 2013 with the participation of the singer Daniela Araujo as a music producer who was nominated for a Latin Grammy the following year.
The musician became known nationally and revealed a talent contest in Program Raul Gil in 2011. [2] After winning the program, [3] was hired by Central Gospel Music label and released their first album, called Essence, [4] [5] which has sold over eighty thousand copies and was certified platinum. [6] [7] [8]
On February 7, 2011, participated in the DVD recording When God the Causes Impossible next to David Sacer and the Ministry Feeding , group the singer admires. [9]
At the award of the Golden Trophy, the singer won the nomination for Best Singer. [10] He was nominated in several categories in Trophy Promises in 2012, especially Revelation, Best Singer and Best CD with Essence. [11] But the singer won the only indication of Revelation. [12]"...
-snip-
Summary statements of other Jotta A. videos indicate that the 2011 Raul Gil program that he was a contestant on and won is very similar to "Britain's Got Talent".
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SHOWCASE VIDEO - Use Me Lord by Jotta A a Beautiful Performance
TheArnel30, Uploaded on Nov 1, 2011
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ENGLISH LYRICS - USE ME, LORD
(from sub-titles)
Search me, oh Lord
And know me
Break my heart
Change me according to your word
And fill me up with your presence.
Until I overflow.
So, use me, Lord
Use me.
Like a lighthouse that shines at night
A bridge over waters.
A shelter in the desert.
The arrow that hits its target.
I want to be used in a way that pleases you.
Anytime, anywhere.
Here is my life.
Use me, Lord!
Use me.
Search me, oh Lord
And know me
Break my heart
Change me according to your word
And fill me up with your presence.
Until I overflow.
So, use me, Lord
Use me.
Like a lighthouse that shines at night
A bridge over waters.
A shelter in the desert.
The arrow that hits its target.
I want to be used in a way that pleases you.
Anytime, anywhere.
Here is my life.
Use me, Lord!
Use me.
Search me.
Break me.
Change me.
Fill me.
And use me.
Search me.
Break me.
Change me.
Fill me.
And use me, Lord.
Like a lighthouse that shines at night
A bridge over waters.
A shelter in the desert.
The arrow that hits its target.
I want to be used in a way that pleases you.
Anytime, anywhere.
Here is my life.
Use me, Lord!
Use me.
Use me.
Search me.
Break me.
Change me.
Fill me.
And use me, Lord.
And use me, Lord.
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Information about the composer of this song would be appreciated.
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This post showcases a video of Brazilian vocalist Jotta A.'s rendition in Portuguese of the Gospel song "Use Me, Lord". English lyrics for this song are given in sub-titles in that video and are included in this post.
Information about Jotta A is also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and aesthetic reasons.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Jotta A for his rendition of this song. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT JOTTA A
From http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jotta_A&prev=search
"José Antonio Viana Holland ( Guajará-Mirim , Rondônia , October 8 of 1997 ), better known as Jotta A is a singer-songwriter gospel Brazil . [1]
He began his career as a singer in a talent show presented by Raul Gil . Having gained, signed to record label Central Gospel , which released the album Essence, which earned him nominations for the award Trophy Promises . His discography also includes the generation of Jesus project, launched in 2013 with the participation of the singer Daniela Araujo as a music producer who was nominated for a Latin Grammy the following year.
The musician became known nationally and revealed a talent contest in Program Raul Gil in 2011. [2] After winning the program, [3] was hired by Central Gospel Music label and released their first album, called Essence, [4] [5] which has sold over eighty thousand copies and was certified platinum. [6] [7] [8]
On February 7, 2011, participated in the DVD recording When God the Causes Impossible next to David Sacer and the Ministry Feeding , group the singer admires. [9]
At the award of the Golden Trophy, the singer won the nomination for Best Singer. [10] He was nominated in several categories in Trophy Promises in 2012, especially Revelation, Best Singer and Best CD with Essence. [11] But the singer won the only indication of Revelation. [12]"...
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Summary statements of other Jotta A. videos indicate that the 2011 Raul Gil program that he was a contestant on and won is very similar to "Britain's Got Talent".
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SHOWCASE VIDEO - Use Me Lord by Jotta A a Beautiful Performance
TheArnel30, Uploaded on Nov 1, 2011
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ENGLISH LYRICS - USE ME, LORD
(from sub-titles)
Search me, oh Lord
And know me
Break my heart
Change me according to your word
And fill me up with your presence.
Until I overflow.
So, use me, Lord
Use me.
Like a lighthouse that shines at night
A bridge over waters.
A shelter in the desert.
The arrow that hits its target.
I want to be used in a way that pleases you.
Anytime, anywhere.
Here is my life.
Use me, Lord!
Use me.
Search me, oh Lord
And know me
Break my heart
Change me according to your word
And fill me up with your presence.
Until I overflow.
So, use me, Lord
Use me.
Like a lighthouse that shines at night
A bridge over waters.
A shelter in the desert.
The arrow that hits its target.
I want to be used in a way that pleases you.
Anytime, anywhere.
Here is my life.
Use me, Lord!
Use me.
Search me.
Break me.
Change me.
Fill me.
And use me.
Search me.
Break me.
Change me.
Fill me.
And use me, Lord.
Like a lighthouse that shines at night
A bridge over waters.
A shelter in the desert.
The arrow that hits its target.
I want to be used in a way that pleases you.
Anytime, anywhere.
Here is my life.
Use me, Lord!
Use me.
Use me.
Search me.
Break me.
Change me.
Fill me.
And use me, Lord.
And use me, Lord.
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Information about the composer of this song would be appreciated.
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Monday, June 16, 2014
Brazilian Songs & Dances For Iansã (Yansã, Oya)
Tony Obá Ojuteran Almeida December 23, 2011
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From http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acaraj%C3%A9
"Acarajé is the most popular street food in the north eastern state of Brazil, Bahia. The recipe for acarajé was introduced to Bahia by slaves who came from Nigeria during the colonial period. In Nigeria acarajé is named Akara, and the women who sell it call out "Akara je", which means "Come and eat Akara" in Yoruba."...
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From http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acaraj%C3%A9
"Acarajé is the most popular street food in the north eastern state of Brazil, Bahia. The recipe for acarajé was introduced to Bahia by slaves who came from Nigeria during the colonial period. In Nigeria acarajé is named Akara, and the women who sell it call out "Akara je", which means "Come and eat Akara" in Yoruba."...
Latest revision -Dec 4, 2022
This pancocojams post showcases multiple YouTube videos of Brazilian songs & dances for the orixa (orisa/orisha) Iansã (Oya).
Information about Oya (Iansa/Yansa) in Candomble (Santeria) is also provided in this post.
The content of this post is provided for religious, folkloric, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Maferefun Oya. Thanks to all vocalists, musicians, and dancers who are featured in this post. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. In addition, thanks to the publishers of these YouTube sound files and videos.
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INFORMATION ABOUT IANSA (OYA)
From
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iansan
Iansan (Iansã in Portuguese) is a spirit entity, or Orisha (Orixá), of the Afro-Brazilian religious faith Candomblé. Iansan is the Orisha of the winds, hurricanes and tempests. She lives at the gate of the graveyard, and has dominion over the realm of the Dead. Her name in English means "mother of nine (children).".
She is sincretized with Saint Barbara and particularly known with her association with the colour red and the salute "Epahei"."...
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Iansan (Iansã) = Yansa (Yanza; Yanzan)
"Epahei" is a Yoruba word that is also given as "Epparrei", "Eparrey", "Epa hei", "Epa Hey" and similar spellings. That exclamation means something like "Praises to ___"
[Information from http://www.magneticmag.com/2014/05/dimitri-vegas-like-mike-diplo-fatboy-slim-eparrei/ -comment: Ana Arcanjo, 2014
"Hey guys! Just to let you know: the lyrics [in that featured Brazilian record] are not in Português. They are actually in Yoruba, an African ancient language that is spoken in the Afro-Brazilian religion called Umbanda or Candomblé. Eparrei, babá means something like: praise Our Lord.""
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From http://santeria.tribe.net/thread/5bd35e1a-9c5a-4ff5-aeb2-55d12afad558
Oya topic posted Tue, January 18, 2011 - 1:25 PM by Ged
"Oya, known also as Iansan (Mother of Nine) is the Santeria Queen of the Dead, Goddess of Winds and Storms and Lightning, Guardian of the Gates of the Cemetery, Deity of commercialism and markets, mother of the Ibellies (depending on the house),
Oya is a great warrior. She was the wife of Ogun, and a paramour of Shango. She was seduced by Shango, and is part of the reason of their age old feud. Oya and Shango have battled against each other many times, and so have she and Ogun, and neither was able to best her in battle. Though she could not beat them, she was able to stand toe-to-toe with them in both martial and magical prowess.
She is depicted as a woman dressed in many colors, for she is marked by 9 colors (no black), which represent her nine children. Originally a river goddess in Africa (of the Niger river), when Africans arrived in Cuba they syncretized her with the violent storms and hurricanes of the Caribbean, due to her tempestuous and fiery nature. She is syncretized with the spark that leads the lightning bolt to Earth, something that was not discovered until late in the 20th century. She is the lightning, the fiery whip that Olofi wields to strike at the Earth...
It is said that because Shango, her lover, resides in the Palm tree, lightning never strikes it. Paired with Shango, they are the lightning and thunder. She is also a great sorceress, and can spit fire because she tasted the magical concoction that Shango prepared in his magacal mortar"...
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From http://www.mythopoetry.com/mythopoetics/scholar11_katsuko_oster_candombl%C3%A9.html
Alchemical Axé Hieros Gamos in Brazilian Candomblé Rites by Kris Katsuko Oster
..."Building and transferring axé, the energy or life force that courses through all of creation, are the central intentions of Candomblé rituals. Although axé is invisible and cannot be viewed with ordinary “seeing” or the eyes, it exists in the dancer’s movement, the drums’ rhythms, the colors of the ritual garments, and the herbs scattered on the floor of the terreiro Subtle and intangible, axé can be sensed in the natural world through intense heat or gentle, cool breezes blowing across your brow.
Orixás rule over the elements, and through trance-possession become doorways to both experiencing and observing axé in artful motion. All of nature—including flora, fauna, rocks, mountains, rivers—is sacred and alive with axé. Art and musical instruments, such as drums, sculpture and ritual garments pulsate with the sacred energy of axé.
Candomblé devotees strive to be in alignment with universal forces. The harmony of nature, culture, family and a person’s psychological and physical health depend on a cosmological balance of feminine and masculine attributes.
Candomblé initiation rites are comparable to oppositional elements found in the Jungian alchemical process of individuation. For example, the opposition between “hot” and “cool” is eloquently laid out by Paul Christopher Johnson in Secrets, Gossip and Gods: The Transformation of Brazilian Candomblé, who claims that the coolness of women and the heat of men are cosmological truths in the Candomblé worldview. Besides gender, “hot” and “cool” are descriptions given to orixás, food, animals, the elements (earth, air, fire and water) and colors:
female: earth and water: white: “coolness”: primordial mass::
male: sky and fire: red/black: “heat”: individual creation.
(Johnson 40)
While female orixás are considered “cool” and male orixás are considered “hot,” there is no finite categorical system that everything fits neatly into. For example, Iansã is considered a “hot” orixá, in spite of being female, and Oxalá, the father of the orixás, is “cool” (Johnson 40)....
Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch–every sense is engaged in the rites of Candomblé. These aesthetics permeated my soul.”…
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axé = ase, ashe From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orisha "Ashe, which is also spelled "Ase", "Axe," "Axé," "Aché," or "Ache," is the life-force that runs through all things, living and inanimate. Ashe is the power to make things happen. It is an affirmation which is used in greetings and prayers, as well as a concept about spiritual growth."...
orixas= orisa [orishas]
Iansã = Yansa
Oxalá = Obatalá
Iemanjá =Yemanjá [who is also mentioned in this article]
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Additional information about the orixa (orisa/orisha) Iansã (Oya) is found in some of the summaries and comments of the featured YouTube examples found below.
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ADDITIONAL SHOWCASE VIDEOS
With the exception of Showcase Video #1, these examples are presented in chronological order based on their posting date on YouTube, with the oldest examples given first.
Example #2: yansã eparrei oya
josealves santana Uploaded November 27, 2009
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Example #3: Rita Ribeiro e Maria Bethânia - Iansã
RITA RIBEIRO, uploaded on May 8, 2010
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Example #4: Acarajé de Iansã Video 6
Tony Obá Ojuteran Almeida, December 24, 2011
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Example #5: IANSÃ - Margareth Menezes e Daniela Mercury -oya por nos
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luiz237, Sept 14, 2012
Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbuqOYea8IM for a lengthy comment about Iansa in Portuguese including this excerpt :
"Oya a deusa do Rio Niger, e representada com um alfange e uma cauda de animal nas maos e com um chifre de bufalo na cintura. Na mitologia ioruba, Xango casou-se com tres de-suas irmas deusas de rio: Oya, Oxum, deusas do rio Osun e Oba, deusa do rio Oba… "
[Google translate from Portuguese to English:
"Oya the goddess of the River Niger, and represented with a cutlass and a tail of animal [in maos e ?] with a buffalo horn at the waist. In Yoruba mythology, Shango married three of his sisters- river goddesses: Oya, Oshun, goddess of the Osun river and Oba, Oba river goddess".....
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Example #6: IANSA XANGO Monobloco
SENZALA DE UMBANDA, Published October 19, 2012
Comment:
Julia Ramos, 2013
Salve mamãe Iansã
Save [me/us] mother Yansa [Google translate from Portuguese to English]
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I think this means "Save me/us Mother Yansã."
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Example #7: Salve Iansa
SENZALA DE UMBANDA, Published Oct 20, 2012
Comment:
Viviane C M Leite, 2014
"Yansã reigns over Wednesdays. She's the master of thunders and lightnings, the Queen of the storms... who encourages and promotes changes...she's the mighty warrior in every women."
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Friday, January 31, 2014
Graduado Voador - Falou (Capoeira song lyrics, translation, and information)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases a sound file and English lyrics of the Brazilian capoeira song "Falou".
Information about capoeira and persons mentioned in this song are also included in this post.
Editor's note: I've not been able to find any biographical information online about Graduado Voador. I'm not sure if he is the composer of "Falou" as well as the vocalist of this recording. I also don't know when this song was composed and first recorded. Any information about this song and about Graduado Voador would be appreciated.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, historical, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
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INFORMATION ABOUT CAPOEIRA (CAPOEIRA NAGO)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira_music
"In capoeira, music sets the rhythm, the style of play, and the energy of a game. In its most traditional setting, there are three main styles of song that weave together the structure of the capoeira roda. The roda represents the most strict and traditional format for capoeira and is ideally suited for an introduction and discussion of the music. Though we may consider the music traditional, because it has been passed orally from one to the next until the early - mid 20th century when songs and rhythms began to be notated and recorded, there is no record of to what extent and exactly how the music has evolved over time. Capoeira's Brazilian heritage plays a heavy role in the way capoeira is perceived by its practitioners and understood at a subconscious level. It is a common feature of many Brazilian ethnic groups, for instance, as well as others throughout the world, that music is not so much a form of personal entertainment as it is a medium to bring about group cohesion and dynamic.
Music in the context of capoeira is used to create a sacred space through both the physical act of forming a circle (the roda) and an aural space that is believed to connect to the spirit world. This deeper religious significance exists more as a social memory to most capoeira groups, but is generally understood as evidenced in the use of ngoma drums (the atabaques of Yoruba candomblé), the berimbau whose earlier forms were used in rituals in Africa and the diaspora in speaking with ancestors, the ever-present term axé which signifies life force, the invocation of both Afro-Brazilian and Catholic spirituality, and certain semi-ritualized movements used in Capoeira Angola that bring "spiritual protection".
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I reformatted this passage to enhance its readability.
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FEATURED SOUND FILE: Graduado Voador - Falou (Capoeira Nago)
verča vítková Uploaded on Sep 7, 2011
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ENGLISH LYRICS: FALOU
(as sung by Graduado Voador)
I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…
I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…
The negro that suffers in the slave quarters,
And one day he heard a lament
It was Zumbi of Palmares
It was he who freed him
Today I spoke…
I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…
Berimbau helped the capoeiristas
There in the time, there in the time of oppression
If you heard the rhythm of Cavalaria
When the police followed, berimbau already warned me
Today I spoke…
I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…
Manuel was the respected master
Creator of the Regional art,
Today his name will be remembered
Now don’t forget the man that spoke Capoeira…
Today I spoke…
I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…
History that narrates the past
Players who we hear of until today
And the songs that take me to those times
Remembering those moments where the berimbau played
Today I spoke…
I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…
Source: http://capoeiralyrics.info/Songs/Details/2175
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Click that link for the Portuguese lyrics for "Falou".
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INFORMATION ABOUT ZUMBI
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumbi
"Zumbi (1655 – November 20, 1695), also known as Zumbi dos Palmares...was the last of the leaders of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a fugitive settlement in the present-day state of Alagoas, Brazil...
Quilombo dos Palmares was a self-sustaining republic of Maroons escaped from the Portuguese settlements in Brazil, "a region perhaps the size of Portugal in the hinterland of Bahia".[1] At its height, Palmares had a population of over 30,000. Forced to defend against repeated attacks by Portuguese colonists, many warriors of Palmares were expert in capoeira, a martial arts form that was brought to and enhanced in Brazil by African slaves at about the 16th century on."
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INFORMATION ABOUT BIMBA
http://capoeira.union.rpi.edu/history.php?chapter=Bimba
"Mestre Bimba is the father of the style of Capoeira known as Regional. He was born Manuel dos Reis Machado in 1900; he was also born with the nickname "Bimba" as a result of a bet between his mother and the midwife about the sex of the baby. When he was born, the midwife cried "He is a boy! Look at his bimba [Penis]!". Bimba was taught Capoeira from the age of twelve by a ship's captain, an African named Bentinho.
Despite the intense pressure of Capoeira still being illegal, Bimba practiced and even demonstrated Capoeira, keeping the art alive. After performances for the governor of Bahí¬a and even the president of Brazil, rather than being arrested, Bimba was given permission to open a recognized, legal school of Capoeira.
In the old days, there was just one style of Capoeira... it could equally be said that there was a style of Capoeira for every Capoeirista. Mestre Bimba codified what he called the "regional fight from Bahía, with the goals of bringing Capoeira to the middle and upper classes and gaining respect for the art from the people of Brazil. He ensured his students wore clean, white uniforms and performed well in school, and gave them coloured scarves to show rank, a system adopted after the Eastern martial arts' coloured belts. Bimba made all of his students observe his academy's rules”
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INFORMATION ABOUT CAPOEIRA CALVARIA
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira_toques
"In the game of capoeira, toques are the rhythms played on the berimbau. Many toques are associated with a specific game (i.e. style and speed of play), although organizations differ on how to play each toque. Capoeira toques have their roots in African rhythmic music, which was modified and further developed among the slaves of Brazil.
Some of the more important toques are described below, including; traditional toques, and those created or popularised by Mestre Bimba who was responsible for significant developments to modern capoeira...
Cavalaria
Originally used to alert players that the police were coming, the toque imitates the galloping of horses (and some say it sounds like a police siren)."
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Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berimbau for information about the berimbau musical instrument.
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Thanks to Graduado Voador for his recording of this song. Thanks also to the historical figures who are mentioned in this song. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to the publisher of this sound file on YouTube.
Thank you for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This post showcases a sound file and English lyrics of the Brazilian capoeira song "Falou".
Information about capoeira and persons mentioned in this song are also included in this post.
Editor's note: I've not been able to find any biographical information online about Graduado Voador. I'm not sure if he is the composer of "Falou" as well as the vocalist of this recording. I also don't know when this song was composed and first recorded. Any information about this song and about Graduado Voador would be appreciated.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, historical, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
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INFORMATION ABOUT CAPOEIRA (CAPOEIRA NAGO)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira_music
"In capoeira, music sets the rhythm, the style of play, and the energy of a game. In its most traditional setting, there are three main styles of song that weave together the structure of the capoeira roda. The roda represents the most strict and traditional format for capoeira and is ideally suited for an introduction and discussion of the music. Though we may consider the music traditional, because it has been passed orally from one to the next until the early - mid 20th century when songs and rhythms began to be notated and recorded, there is no record of to what extent and exactly how the music has evolved over time. Capoeira's Brazilian heritage plays a heavy role in the way capoeira is perceived by its practitioners and understood at a subconscious level. It is a common feature of many Brazilian ethnic groups, for instance, as well as others throughout the world, that music is not so much a form of personal entertainment as it is a medium to bring about group cohesion and dynamic.
Music in the context of capoeira is used to create a sacred space through both the physical act of forming a circle (the roda) and an aural space that is believed to connect to the spirit world. This deeper religious significance exists more as a social memory to most capoeira groups, but is generally understood as evidenced in the use of ngoma drums (the atabaques of Yoruba candomblé), the berimbau whose earlier forms were used in rituals in Africa and the diaspora in speaking with ancestors, the ever-present term axé which signifies life force, the invocation of both Afro-Brazilian and Catholic spirituality, and certain semi-ritualized movements used in Capoeira Angola that bring "spiritual protection".
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I reformatted this passage to enhance its readability.
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FEATURED SOUND FILE: Graduado Voador - Falou (Capoeira Nago)
verča vítková Uploaded on Sep 7, 2011
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ENGLISH LYRICS: FALOU
(as sung by Graduado Voador)
I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…
I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…
The negro that suffers in the slave quarters,
And one day he heard a lament
It was Zumbi of Palmares
It was he who freed him
Today I spoke…
I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…
Berimbau helped the capoeiristas
There in the time, there in the time of oppression
If you heard the rhythm of Cavalaria
When the police followed, berimbau already warned me
Today I spoke…
I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…
Manuel was the respected master
Creator of the Regional art,
Today his name will be remembered
Now don’t forget the man that spoke Capoeira…
Today I spoke…
I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…
History that narrates the past
Players who we hear of until today
And the songs that take me to those times
Remembering those moments where the berimbau played
Today I spoke…
I spoke, spoke of slavery, I spoke,
I spoke, spoke of oppression, I spoke,
I spoke, there in the times of Bimba, I spoke,
I spoke, was heard today…
Source: http://capoeiralyrics.info/Songs/Details/2175
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Click that link for the Portuguese lyrics for "Falou".
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INFORMATION ABOUT ZUMBI
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumbi
"Zumbi (1655 – November 20, 1695), also known as Zumbi dos Palmares...was the last of the leaders of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a fugitive settlement in the present-day state of Alagoas, Brazil...
Quilombo dos Palmares was a self-sustaining republic of Maroons escaped from the Portuguese settlements in Brazil, "a region perhaps the size of Portugal in the hinterland of Bahia".[1] At its height, Palmares had a population of over 30,000. Forced to defend against repeated attacks by Portuguese colonists, many warriors of Palmares were expert in capoeira, a martial arts form that was brought to and enhanced in Brazil by African slaves at about the 16th century on."
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INFORMATION ABOUT BIMBA
http://capoeira.union.rpi.edu/history.php?chapter=Bimba
"Mestre Bimba is the father of the style of Capoeira known as Regional. He was born Manuel dos Reis Machado in 1900; he was also born with the nickname "Bimba" as a result of a bet between his mother and the midwife about the sex of the baby. When he was born, the midwife cried "He is a boy! Look at his bimba [Penis]!". Bimba was taught Capoeira from the age of twelve by a ship's captain, an African named Bentinho.
Despite the intense pressure of Capoeira still being illegal, Bimba practiced and even demonstrated Capoeira, keeping the art alive. After performances for the governor of Bahí¬a and even the president of Brazil, rather than being arrested, Bimba was given permission to open a recognized, legal school of Capoeira.
In the old days, there was just one style of Capoeira... it could equally be said that there was a style of Capoeira for every Capoeirista. Mestre Bimba codified what he called the "regional fight from Bahía, with the goals of bringing Capoeira to the middle and upper classes and gaining respect for the art from the people of Brazil. He ensured his students wore clean, white uniforms and performed well in school, and gave them coloured scarves to show rank, a system adopted after the Eastern martial arts' coloured belts. Bimba made all of his students observe his academy's rules”
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INFORMATION ABOUT CAPOEIRA CALVARIA
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capoeira_toques
"In the game of capoeira, toques are the rhythms played on the berimbau. Many toques are associated with a specific game (i.e. style and speed of play), although organizations differ on how to play each toque. Capoeira toques have their roots in African rhythmic music, which was modified and further developed among the slaves of Brazil.
Some of the more important toques are described below, including; traditional toques, and those created or popularised by Mestre Bimba who was responsible for significant developments to modern capoeira...
Cavalaria
Originally used to alert players that the police were coming, the toque imitates the galloping of horses (and some say it sounds like a police siren)."
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Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berimbau for information about the berimbau musical instrument.
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Thanks to Graduado Voador for his recording of this song. Thanks also to the historical figures who are mentioned in this song. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to the publisher of this sound file on YouTube.
Thank you for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Maxixe Dance (Brazilian Versions & United States Versions)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a two part series about the Maxixe dance.
Part II presents film clips of Maxixe dancing in the early 20th century USA, and re-enactments of early 20th century Maxixe dancing. Part II also features selected videos of contemporary Maxixe dancing in Brazil. Additional information about the Maxixe dance is found in several video viewers'comments which are included in that post.
Part I of this series provides historical information about the Maxixe dance, and descriptions of the early 20th century forms of this dance.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/03/history-description-of-maxixe-dance.html for Part I of this series.
The content of this post is presented for historical, folkloric, entertainment, and aesthtetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
This post was previously published under the name "Maxixe Dance (History & Videos)"
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PART II: EXAMPLES OF THE MAXIXE DANCE
(All of these examples are posted in chronological order in their section based on the date of their posting on YouTube with the oldest date presented first.)
Film Clips & Re-enactments Of Early 20th century Maxixe Dancing (USA)
Example #1: Dance Through Time2 Maxixe
DancetimePublication, Uploaded on Mar 12, 2009
Maxixe, a popular 20th Century Couple dance, is performed by professional dancers. This is an excerpt from the DVD: How To Dance Through Time Vol. 2, which is available at
http://www.dancetimepublications.com/
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Here are a few comments from this video's viewer comment thread
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFC8YjI8aMk
If the Maxixe dance looked like this, it would not have been forbidden
-SCchicana, 2010
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"The Maurice Mattchiche by L. Dugue & E. Costa; 1913"
-DancetimePublication, 2012
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"It's not the REAL maxixe! It's a social adaptation of the original dance, introduced in order to allow people (dancers) to accept the new style with no shock. The original MAXIXE is a forbidden dance, too erotic, that brought all the sensuality and the "naked" spirit of brazilian people, in a period that "sex" and its equivalences are prohibited to be done, felt and expressed"
-MrLcaa57, 2012
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"Yeah, Maxixe is a brazilian dance style, well known as the Brazilian Tango. It influenced many modern brazilian dances such as Samba de Gafieira, Lambada, Forró, Frevo and others ... This video shows a more americanized style, because the original one it's more sensual. That's why it was considered forbidden in the past :) Mexixe in Portuguese is also a name of a frut."
-BSBcty, 2013
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Example #2: Castle Maxixe
DancetimePublication, Uploaded on Jun 5, 2009
This dance is called Castle Maxixe from the year 1910. Just one of the many dances that are featured on the Dancetime Publication's DVD: AMERICA DANCES: Social Dance in Film from 1897-1948, available at http://www.dancetimepublications.com/
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Commenters on this video's viewer comment thread http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFC8YjI8aMk indicated that this is the only surviving film of Vernon and Irene Castle, and that it was filmed in 1913.
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Re-Enactment Of Early 20th Century Maxixe (Brazil)
GFAB - Maxixe - Danças Folclóricas
Uploaded by gfabfolclore on Sep 2, 2008
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This uploader summary provides extensive comments in Portuguese about this dance.
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Video Examples Of Contemporary Brazilians Dancing The Maxixe
Example #1: Maxixeiros
Uploaded by miojjo01 on Aug 4, 2008
Mostrando um pekena amostra de dança de verdade...
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"Maxixeiros" is a Portuguese referent for Maxixe dancers.
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Example #2: Figuras do maxixe (dança)
joicets, Uploaded on Nov 8, 2008
Rodrigo professor de maxixe, joice prendendo a dançar maxixe.
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Example #3: Vem dançar maxixe
elianecostabr, Uploaded on Apr 17, 2009
A dança intitulada maxixe, ou como preferem dizer seus adeptos, vanera suingada, nasceu no Rio Grande do Sul ligada ao movimento Tchê Music
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Example #4: Maxixe-A M P Amigos Maxixeiros Luis e Aninha dançando maxixe
Aninhathiesen, Uploaded on May 1, 2009
Apresentação de maxixe
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Example #5: Festival de Maxixe - Clube Tradição - Canoas (High Definition)
joaolmed, Uploaded on Aug 8, 2009
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THANKS
Thanks to those who originated, documented, and still dance the Maxixe in one form or another. My thanks also to those commenters I quoted and to the uploaders of these featured videos.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Viewer comments are welcome
This is Part II of a two part series about the Maxixe dance.
Part II presents film clips of Maxixe dancing in the early 20th century USA, and re-enactments of early 20th century Maxixe dancing. Part II also features selected videos of contemporary Maxixe dancing in Brazil. Additional information about the Maxixe dance is found in several video viewers'comments which are included in that post.
Part I of this series provides historical information about the Maxixe dance, and descriptions of the early 20th century forms of this dance.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/03/history-description-of-maxixe-dance.html for Part I of this series.
The content of this post is presented for historical, folkloric, entertainment, and aesthtetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
This post was previously published under the name "Maxixe Dance (History & Videos)"
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PART II: EXAMPLES OF THE MAXIXE DANCE
(All of these examples are posted in chronological order in their section based on the date of their posting on YouTube with the oldest date presented first.)
Film Clips & Re-enactments Of Early 20th century Maxixe Dancing (USA)
Example #1: Dance Through Time2 Maxixe
DancetimePublication, Uploaded on Mar 12, 2009
Maxixe, a popular 20th Century Couple dance, is performed by professional dancers. This is an excerpt from the DVD: How To Dance Through Time Vol. 2, which is available at
http://www.dancetimepublications.com/
-snip-
Here are a few comments from this video's viewer comment thread
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFC8YjI8aMk
If the Maxixe dance looked like this, it would not have been forbidden
-SCchicana, 2010
**
"The Maurice Mattchiche by L. Dugue & E. Costa; 1913"
-DancetimePublication, 2012
**
"It's not the REAL maxixe! It's a social adaptation of the original dance, introduced in order to allow people (dancers) to accept the new style with no shock. The original MAXIXE is a forbidden dance, too erotic, that brought all the sensuality and the "naked" spirit of brazilian people, in a period that "sex" and its equivalences are prohibited to be done, felt and expressed"
-MrLcaa57, 2012
**
"Yeah, Maxixe is a brazilian dance style, well known as the Brazilian Tango. It influenced many modern brazilian dances such as Samba de Gafieira, Lambada, Forró, Frevo and others ... This video shows a more americanized style, because the original one it's more sensual. That's why it was considered forbidden in the past :) Mexixe in Portuguese is also a name of a frut."
-BSBcty, 2013
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Example #2: Castle Maxixe
DancetimePublication, Uploaded on Jun 5, 2009
This dance is called Castle Maxixe from the year 1910. Just one of the many dances that are featured on the Dancetime Publication's DVD: AMERICA DANCES: Social Dance in Film from 1897-1948, available at http://www.dancetimepublications.com/
-snip-
Commenters on this video's viewer comment thread http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFC8YjI8aMk indicated that this is the only surviving film of Vernon and Irene Castle, and that it was filmed in 1913.
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Re-Enactment Of Early 20th Century Maxixe (Brazil)
GFAB - Maxixe - Danças Folclóricas
Uploaded by gfabfolclore on Sep 2, 2008
-snip-
This uploader summary provides extensive comments in Portuguese about this dance.
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Video Examples Of Contemporary Brazilians Dancing The Maxixe
Example #1: Maxixeiros
Uploaded by miojjo01 on Aug 4, 2008
Mostrando um pekena amostra de dança de verdade...
-snip-
"Maxixeiros" is a Portuguese referent for Maxixe dancers.
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Example #2: Figuras do maxixe (dança)
joicets, Uploaded on Nov 8, 2008
Rodrigo professor de maxixe, joice prendendo a dançar maxixe.
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Example #3: Vem dançar maxixe
elianecostabr, Uploaded on Apr 17, 2009
A dança intitulada maxixe, ou como preferem dizer seus adeptos, vanera suingada, nasceu no Rio Grande do Sul ligada ao movimento Tchê Music
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Example #4: Maxixe-A M P Amigos Maxixeiros Luis e Aninha dançando maxixe
Aninhathiesen, Uploaded on May 1, 2009
Apresentação de maxixe
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Example #5: Festival de Maxixe - Clube Tradição - Canoas (High Definition)
joaolmed, Uploaded on Aug 8, 2009
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND THANKS
Thanks to those who originated, documented, and still dance the Maxixe in one form or another. My thanks also to those commenters I quoted and to the uploaders of these featured videos.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Viewer comments are welcome
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