Meet the recording
A festival performance in which Mestre Acordeon demonstrates a berimbau solo and contrasting capoeira rhythmic patterns. Hear how different toques can organize motion and musical response. This is a different performance from the older Folkways track.
What might you notice?
Listen for a sound or moment that catches your attention—a rhythm, a voice, an instrument, a change in texture, or something unexpected. You do not need technical terms or a correct answer.
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Listening access: Performance video · YouTube
Source access, licensing and verification details
Public festival-organizer video of the solo berimbau performance; no provider subscription indicated. Actual full video playback and regional availability not independently tested.
Source credit: Capoeira Alto Astral · original festival performance video, published April 2007