The ABC of Old Masters of Capoeira

98
Washington Bruno da Silva
Mestre Canjiquinha
25/Sep/1925 - 8/Nov/1994

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M Canjiquinha, Bigodinho (Gigante)* and Manoel**, 1960

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01.

Interview

7:24

02.

Instrumentss

1:27

03.

Angola, Angolinha, São Bento Grande

1:42

04.

São Bento Pequeno, Cavalaria, Banguela, Samango, Muzenza, Samba de Angola

2:20

05.

Hino da capoeira

1:09

06.

Panha laranja no chão tico-tico*

0:52

07.

Regional**

0:50

08.

São Bento Grande

0:54

09.

Ladainha and corridos

4:26

M Canjiquinha, Bigodinho (Gigante)* and Manoel**, 1960
ABC of M Canjiquinha

1925 - Was born on 25th September, son of a tailor José Bruno da Silva and a washing-woman Amália Maria da Conceição, on R. Maciel de Baixo n° 6, Salvador.
1935-1942 - Learned with M Raimundo Aberrê in Matatu Pequeno, in Baixa de Tubo, Brotas.
1942/44 - Started to work in for the Town Hall, first as a landscaper, later as a mimeograph.
1950 - Was M Pastinha's contra-mestre.
1951 - Was Ipiranga's striker.
1954 - Started to teach capoeira.
1955 - Married Ivone.
1959 - Traveled to Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre with M Pastinha and his students. Also gave many exhibitions in the following years.
1960 - On 24th October was recorded by Janice Marie Smith (listen above).
1962 - Participated in films O Pagador de Promessas and Barravento.
1963 - Taught in Naval Base.
1965 - His daughter Juciara Bruno was born.
1970 - Participated in the event Berimbau de Ouro in Fonte Nova, Salvador.
1981 - Participated in the event Troféu Mestre Canjiquinha in São Paulo.
1984 - Participated in the great event in Rio with other old masters.
1986 - Recorded the CD with M Waldemar.
1988 - Wrote the book A Alegria da Capoeira, which was published in 1989. In 1988 he also created the Academia de Canjiquinha e Seus Amigos, in Colina do Mar neighborhood.
1994 - Died on 8th November.

The supposed place of the Sunday roda (red marking)

M Aberrê and Canjiquinha, 1935

Interview with M Canjiquinha, 1982

M Canjiquinha, 1982

The photo gallery
M Canjiquinha

Conjunto Aberrê

M Gildo Alfinete and M Canjiquinha at the back, playing M João Pequeno
Forte de Capoeira, Salvador

M Cigana, M Canjiquinha, ?
1988

M Canjiquinha in front

Standing:
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M Gigante,
M Canjiquinha,
?,
?,
?
Playing: ? and ?
Itapoã?
1960 (possibly taken by J. M. Smith)

M Canjiquinha squatting with berimbau
Itapoã?
1960 (possibly taken by J. M. Smith)

M Canjiquinha and ?

?, M Canjiquinha, ?

M Boca Rica, M João Pequeno, M Eziquiel, ?, M Canjiquinha, M Indio, M Bobó, ?

M Nó, M Canjiquinha, ?

M Canjiquinha in front

?, M Ananias, M Brasília, ?, M Canjiquinha, ?, ?, ?, ?

Standing:
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M Itapoan,
M Paulo dos Anjos,
M Eziquiel,
M Canjiquinha,
M Xaréu?,
M João Pequeno
Agachados:
?,
M Suassuna,
M Nenel,
?

M Gigante (aka Bigodinho, Francisquinho)

M Canjiquinha and ?

M Canjiquinha, M Tabosa, M Suassuna
M Canjiquinha

About the Old Masters:

«[Besouro's] first contact with the world of capoeira took place with an old african called Alípio, who was a captive in the Pantaleão Mill. When planting sugarcane, the student heard and learned from the old man the teachings of capoeira. Uncle Alípio was a Babalawo [candomblé priest] and had been a slave when young, a son of a black woman who was brought in a ship from the port of São Jorge da Mina in Dahomey [Benin].»
Abib, 2009
«Mestre Pastinha and his students would put the strap [of caxixi] around the little and the ring finger. He talks about this in his book, and it can be seen on the photographies taken in his Academy.»
Shaffer, 1977
«Rafael I don't know with whom he learned, don't know. I knew him here when he was capoeira mestre. I didn't have much knowledge about him. But later he came here to Pero Vaz [..] He also had his academy in the city. I didn't have integration with him.»
M Waldemar, 1987
«The deceased Traíra was who took care of the roda. I went there, gave my order and went to have a beer. I was made.»
M Waldemar in Abreu, 2003
«That time there was a group [in São Braz]: it was me, Messias [M Messias, born in 1929], Zinho, Genesio, Lao, Tomazinho, Jaime, Chumbinho [..] So we had this group of boys who were all 16, 15-16 years old. And we used to get together on Saturdays and Sundays to do this capoeira. And Léo was the mestre.»
M Gato Preto, 1999

CANJIQUINHA

98
Washington Bruno da Silva
Mestre Canjiquinha
25/Sep/1925 - 8/Nov/1994

ABC of M Canjiquinha

The supposed place of the Sunday roda (red marking)

Interview with M Canjiquinha, 1982

The photo gallery

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