Editing Capoeira (section)

==Music==
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Music is integral to capoeira. It sets the tempo and style of game that is to be played within the roda. Typically the music is formed by [[Musical instruments|instruments]] and [[song|singing]]. Rhythms ([[Capoeira toques|toques]]), controlled by a typical instrument called [[berimbau]], differ from very slow to very fast, depending on the style of the roda.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.capoeirabrasil.com/the-history-of-capoeira/|title=The History of Capoeira|website=Capoeira Brasil|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-date=7 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307180247/http://www.capoeirabrasil.com/the-history-of-capoeira|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Instruments===
[[File:Capoeira-three-berimbau-one-pandeiro.jpg|thumb|A capoeira bateria showing three [[berimbau]]s a reco- reco and a [[pandeiro]]]]
Capoeira instruments are disposed in a row called [[bateria]]. It is traditionally formed by three [[berimbau]]s, two [[pandeiro]]s, three [[atabaque]]s, one [[agogô]] and one [[ganzá]], but this format may vary depending on the capoeira group's traditions or the roda style. (https://draculinho.wordpress.com/tag/brazil/)

The berimbau is the leading instrument, determining the tempo and style of the music and game played. Two low-pitch berimbaus (called berra-boi and médio) form the base and a high-pitch berimbau (called viola) makes variations and improvisations. The other instruments must follow the berimbau's rhythm, free to vary and improvise a little, depending upon the capoeira group's musical style.<ref>Assunção, M. R. (2002). Workers, vagrants, and tough guys in Bahia, c. 1860-1950. In ''Capoeira: The history of an Afro-Brazilian martial art'' (pp. 93–124). Taylor & Francis Group.</ref>

As the capoeiristas change their playing style significantly following the [[capoeira toques|toque]] of the berimbau, which sets the game's speed, style and aggressiveness, it is truly the music that drives a capoeira game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-21 |title=Instruments of Capoeira: The Music That Drives Movement |url=https://lvcapoeira.com/instruments-of-capoeira-the-music-that-drives-movement/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=LV Capoeira |language=en-US |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525024628/https://lvcapoeira.com/instruments-of-capoeira-the-music-that-drives-movement/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Songs ===
Many of the songs are sung in a [[Call and response (music)|call and response]] format while others are in the form of a narrative. Capoeiristas sing about a wide variety of subjects. Some songs are about history or stories of famous capoeiristas. Other songs attempt to inspire players to play better. Some songs are about what is going on within the roda. Sometimes the songs are about life or love lost. Others have lighthearted and playful lyrics.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

There are four basic kinds of songs in capoeira, the ''Ladaínha'', ''Chula'', ''Corrido'' and ''Quadra''. The '''Ladaínha''' is a narrative solo sung only at the beginning of a roda, often by a ''mestre'' (master) or most respected capoeirista present. The solo is followed by a ''louvação'', a call and response pattern that usually thanks God and one's master, among other things. Each call is usually repeated word-for-word by the responders. The '''Chula''' is a song where the singer part is much bigger than the chorus response, usually eight singer verses for one chorus response, but the proportion may vary. The '''Corrido''' is a song where the singer part and the chorus response are equal, normally two verses by two responses. Finally, the '''Quadra''' is a song where the same verse is repeated four times, either three singer verses followed by one chorus response, or one verse and one response.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

Capoeira songs can talk about virtually anything, being it about a historical fact, a famous capoeirista, trivial life facts, hidden messages for players, anything. Improvisation is very important also, while singing a song the main singer can change the music's lyrics, telling something that's happening in or outside the roda.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Harte |first=Colin |title=The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture |date=2019 |isbn=978-1-4833-1775-5 |volume=5 |page=472|chapter=Capoeira |doi=10.4135/9781483317731.n142 |chapter-url=https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483317731.n142}}</ref>