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Instruments

Berimbau: of African origin, the berimbau is used extensively in capoeira. It has an unusual timbre produced by striking a rod and a ring or coin on a metal string attached to a bow with a resonating dried gourd. It is played together with a caxixi which is shaken while striking the string.

Atabaque: is a large drum used in most of capoeira rodas. The skin is made from cow hide, and tightened through a system of metal rings, rope and wooden wedges.

Pandeiro: is a large version of a tamborine. Small and portable, pandeiros are a common addition to capoeira rodas everywhere. Capoeira pandeiro skins are generally made from streched animal skin. Some older pandeiros are even made from the snake skin! In Brazil, pandeiros are also an integral part of samba music.

Agogô: made of iron and steel, they are used in samba and its offshoots. The sound is made by striking a stick against the instrument’s two bells.

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MESTRE PASTINHA

In 1942, Mestre Pastinha opened the first capoeira Angola school, the Centro Esportivo de Capoeira Angola, located in Bahia. He had his students wear black pants and yellow t-shirts, the same color of the “Ypiranga Futebol Clube,” his favorite soccer team. Most Angola schools since then follow in this tradition, having their students wear yellow capoeira t-shirts, although more recently each club has begun to adopt more personalised uniforms.

Together, Mestre Bimba and Mestre Pastinha are generally seen as the fathers of modern capoeira regional and capoeira Angola respectively. (credits: Wikipedia)

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MESTRE BIMBA

In 1937, Mestre Bimba was invited to demonstrate his art in front of president Getúlio Vargas. After this performance, he was given permission to open the first capoeira school in Brazil. Since that time, capoeira has been officially recognized as a national sport, and has spread around the world. Mestre Bimba’s systematization and teaching of capoeira made a tremendous contribution to the capoeira community.

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Capoeira Glossary

academia – capoeira school

aluno – student of a capoeira master; same as discipulo

Angola – a traditional style of capoeira

Angoleiro – a practitioner of the Angola style

arame – metal string on the berimbau

arrastao – capoeira takedown, pulling both legs from under an opponent

ataque – attacking move or movement initiative

aú – cartwheel

aviso – a berimbau rythmn, formerly used to warn players of a police raid

balanço – part of the basic capoeira move (ginga); torso rocks forward and back as the weight shifts

bamba – someone adept at verbal or physical sparring; capoeira expert

banda – movement to trip or flank an opponent

barravent – a berimbau rythmn; refers to a prepossesion trance state

base – base, the ginga, the fundamental movement

batizado – the capoeira initiation ceremony; baptism

bênção - blessing; a front kick

berimbau – lead instrument in capoeira, a musical bow

bôca de siri – ‘crab’s mouth’ movement

brincar – to play like a child

cabaça – gourd used as the resonator on the berimbau

cabeçada – head butt

camará – comrade; capoeira college

capoeirista – a capoeira player

cavalaria – ‘cavalry,’ a berimbau rhythm formerly used to warn of a police raid

caxixí - woven rattle played with the berimbau

chamada – ‘call,’ a named subroutine of capoeira play,the basic kind of inner game

chula – special introductory song, always follows ladainha

cocorinha – squatting movement

comprar de jôgo – to buy a game, entering the circle by cutting in on another player

contragolpe – counterattack – to respond to an initiative

contramestre – an instructor working under a master’s guidance in an academy

cordão – colored belt awarded to mark grades of advancement in some academies

corridos – call and response songs accompanying action in the circle

dá volta ao mundo – ‘take a turn around the world’, a named subroutine of play that involves circling the ring

defesa – defensive move or movement response

desequilibrante - movement that unbalances the opponent

discípulo – disciple, student of a capoeira master

dobrão – coin used to play the berimbau

esquiva – escape movement

fechar o corpo – to close the body

floreios – acrobatic movements

formatura – graduation ceremony for a new capoeira master

fuga – flight, a catagory of defensive movements

ginga – the fundamental capoeira movement

golpe - strike or blow; attacking movement

iaiá ioiô – terms used by slaves for daughters and sons of the master

jogador – player

jogar – to play games

jôgo – game

ladainha – litany, and introductory solo, usually sung by a master

ligeiro – swift, quick; nimble, agile; slippery, dishonest

maculêlê – another martial arts dance to music, involving rhythmic stick play

malandragem – hooliganism, shady activities; synonym for capoeira play

malandro – street tough, hoodlum, scoundrel, con man,bad guy

malícia – deception, trickery, cunning, double-dealing, indirection

mandigueiro – sorceror; healer; synonym for capoeira player

mangangá – medicine man

martelo – ‘hammer’ kick; a rhymed song form

meia-lua de compasso – ‘half moon in a compass,’ a spinning kick

mestre – master, senior capoeira teacher

mocambo – fugitive slave community

moeda – coin used to play the berimbau

moleque – street urchin

nome de guerra – nickname given to a player in the course of his training, sometimes as part of a batizado initiation

pandeiro – tambourine

passada – footwork, especially in the ginga

patuá – protective amulet

pé – ‘foot’, position in front of the berimbau

pião – ’spinning top,’ headspin (no hands)

queda – fall, basic way to lose advantage in the game

quilombo – fugitive slave community

rabo de arraia – ’stingray’s tail’ kick

rasteira – sweep; the basic takedown

reco-reco – ribbed bamboo scraper in capoeira musical ensemble

recuo – retreat move, usually with one hand on the ground

Regional – innovative, modern style of capoeira, associated with Mestre Bimba

roda – circle; space for playing capoeira

saída – exit, most formal way to enter ring; one ‘exits’ from the foot of the berimbau

samba duro – hard samba, involves tripping people while dancing

seqüência – sequence of moves learned by players in Regional style

rocar – to play music

vadiação – loafing, hanging around; synonym for capoeira

vaqueta – stick used to strike the string of the berimbau

vara – wooden pole that is the body of the berimbau

vêrga – wooden pole that is the body of the berimbau

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Menangis Karena Uang Hilang

Pada suatu hari di sebuah Sekolah Dasar, waktu itu jam istirahat dan terlihat di halaman sekolah tersebut seorang anak kecil menangis dengan kerasnya. Lalu, bertanyalah salah seorang gurunya.

Guru : “Nak…kenapa menangis?”
Anak : “Uang saya hilang seratus perak Bu” (jawabnya sambil nangis)
Guru : “Ya udah sekarang diem ya…nih ibu kasi seratus.”

Namun anak kecil tersebut justru menangis makin kenceng. Sang guru pun bertanya-tanya dan bingung.

Guru : “Lho…kok nangisnya makin kenceng,kan sudah Ibu ganti seratus.”
Anak : “Iya Bu…tapi kalau tadi uangnya tidak hilang,kan sekarang uang saya ada dua ratus.”
Guru : “??!!!”

Avenged Sevenfold

Early years

The band was formed in 1999. Avenged Sevenfold’s first album, Sounding the Seventh Trumpet, was recorded when the band members were eighteen years old. It was originally released on their first label, Good Life Recordings. After lead guitarist Synyster Gates joined the band, the introductory track “To End The Rapture” was re-recorded with Gates playing, and the album was re-released on Hopeless Records. Their follow-up album, entitled Waking the Fallen, was also released on Hopeless Records and was awarded a positive rating in Rolling Stone magazine. Shortly after its release, Avenged Sevenfold were signed to Warner Bros. Records.

Mainstream success

City of Evil, the third album which was released on 7 June 2005, strayed from metalcore, and M. Shadows chose to abandon the screaming from the first two albums. Although Shadows acknowledges throat and vocal cord damage, and the following surgery to help correct the issues, he says that the change in vocal style was not a result. In their new DVD “All Excess”, Mudrock, producer of Avenged’s second and third albums, said prior to Waking the Fallen, Shadows had stated that he wanted a CD with half-screaming, then one with no screaming, which was achieved in City of Evil. Shadows maintains that he’s able to scream even better than before since the surgery and training with vocal coach Ron Anderson, who worked with various artists, from Axl Rose, to Kylie Minogue, and Chris Cornell.^[1]

Recent events

In 2006 A7X completed a worldwide tour, including the US, England, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. After canceling Fall and Winter 2006 tour dates, the band announced that they were planning their fourth studio album, a self-titled album. M. Shadows has stated that it would not be a City of Evil Part 2 or Waking the Fallen Part 2, but he says it will attract fans of both original albums while still being a surprise.^[2] They played their first tour dates of 2007 on an Asian tour with stops in Indonesia, Singapore, and Japan. To “tide fans over” until the release of the new album, Avenged Sevenfold released their first DVD, All Excess, on 17 July 2007. The DVD includes a documentary and live footage dating back to 1999 along with music videos and the making of the Seize the Day music video.

The self titled album was released out on October 30, 2007 to early success, debuting at #4 on the Billboard 200 with approximately 94,000 copies sold.^[3] Two singles, “Critical Acclaim” and “Almost Easy” along with its music video, were released prior to the album. An animated video was made for “A Little Piece of Heaven” and was going to be included on the MVI, but due to the song’s subject matter (i.e. necrophilia), Warner Brothers released it to registered MVI users over the age of 18 in December of 2007. The third single, “Afterlife” and its video was released in January 2008. Avenged Sevenfold has confirmed that their fourth single is the country rock style song “Dear God”.

They are currently headlining the Taste of Chaos tour with Atreyu, Bullet for My Valentine, Blessthefall and Idiot Pilot. On the tour, they are recording a live DVD, entitled Road to Realization^[4], which will also include the rest of their unreleased studio songs from the most recent album.

Musical characteristics

Band name and lyrical content

The band’s name is a reference to the Book of Genesis in the Bible, where Cain is sentenced to live in exile for murdering his brother. God marked him so that none would kill him on account of his sin; the man who dared to kill Cain would suffer “vengeance seven times over” (KJV). The title of Avenged Sevenfold’s song “Chapter Four” references the fourth chapter of Genesis, in which the story of Cain and Abel takes place. The song’s subject also appears to be this story. “Beast and the Harlot“, yet another song derived from the Bible, comes from the book of Revelation only it is written in the first person and refers to the punishment of Babylon the Great, world empire and seat of false religion. Another biblical reference occurs in the song “The Wicked End“. In this song, several times it is said “dust the apple off, savor each bite, and deep inside you know Adam was right.” making reference to Adam eating the forbidden fruit. Although the band’s title and members’ stage names make references to religion, Shadows stated in an interview that they are not a religious band. “Anyone that reads the lyrics and really knew anything about us, they would know we’re not promoting either,” he said. “That’s one thing about this band that I love is that we never really shove any kind of, like, political or religious beliefs on people. We just, the music’s there to entertain and maybe thought-provoking on both sides, but we don’t try to, like, really shove anything down anyone’s throat. There’s too many bands that do that nowadays, I think.”^[5] The band has a few songs that are somewhat political in nature like “Critical Acclaim” and “Blinded In Chains”.

Genre

Avenged Sevenfold’s material ranges across many genres, often leaving the concept of genres altogether (especially in their most recent album). For example, Avenged Sevenfold’s debut Sounding the Seventh Trumpet consisted almost entirely of a metalcore sound, however consisted of several deviations to this genre, most notably in “Streets” which adopts a Punk style, and “Warmness on the Soul“, which consists of mainly piano, and could be considered soft rock. Avenged Sevenfold’s self-titled album, again, consists of several deviations to less consistent genres and styles, most notably in “Dear God”, which adopts a country style, and “A Little Piece of Heaven”, which includes elements of broadway show tunes, using primarily brass instruments and stringed orchestra to take over most of the role of the lead and rhythm guitar. The band has, though, changed considerably since its first album, which was characterized as very heavy, to being more of a hard rock type band.

Band members

Current members

• M. Shadows – lead vocals (1999 – present)
• Synyster Gates – lead guitars, piano, backing vocals (2000 – present)
• Zacky Vengeance – rhythm guitars, backing vocals (1999 – present)
• Johnny Christ – bass, backing vocals (2002 – present)
• The Rev (The Reverend Tholomew Plague) – drums, percussion, vocals, piano (1999 – present)

Discography

Studio Albums

• 2001: Sounding the Seventh Trumpet (re-released in 2002)
• 2003: Waking the Fallen
• 2005: City of Evil (Gold)
• 2007: Avenged Sevenfold