A música e a capoeira: uma abordagem no Grupo de Capoeira Associação Cultural Chapada dos Negros (ACCN) em Arraias-TO

Abstract

This study aims to understand the importance and functions of music in the practice of Capoeira, focusing on the Capoeira group, Associação Cultural Chapada dos Negros (ACCN), under the direction and teaching of José Reginaldo Ferreira Moura, Mestre Fumaça. In Arraias Tocatinas. In addition to understanding the relationship between music and Capoeira, the work seeks to learn a little about the History of Capoeira and its group in the municipality of Arraias Tocantins, where the history of this group is entirely linked to the history of its master, Mestre Fumaça, who is the son from the city, where, upon leaving for Brasília to study, he discovered the art of Capoeira and became enchanted by it. After a few years he returns to his hometown and brings with him this art that is a cultural manifestation, Afro-Brazilian. As Arraias is a city characterized by its mostly black people, the master saw it as an opportunity to develop this cultural manifestation, which is of great relevance to the local community and later expanded to the municipality, which in turn is made up of quilombola communities, and also cities neighbors. The work also brings aspects in relation to the challenges faced by the master in implementing Capoeira in stingrays and the challenges encountered today in developing the activities, considering that this is voluntary work developed by the Associação Cultural Chapada dos Negros group. Therefore, the choice for the topic was due to a personal interest, aroused in me during the supervised observation internship of the course's internship discipline, focused on music, during the internship I was interested in knowing more about art of Capoeira.