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    Manoel dos Reis Machado
     Mestre Bimba 
    23/Nov/1899 - 5/Feb/1974









    📻 Velhos Mestres

    M Bimba, 1941 (01-04), 1969 (05-11) and X (12-20)
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    • 01.
      A iúna é mandingueira
      5:55
    • 02.
      Valha-me Nossa Senhora
      5:50
    • 03.
      Perto de mim tem um vizinho
      6:03
    • 04.
      Menina vamo no mato
      6:00
    • 05.
      Bimba sobre berimbau
      0:49
    • 06.
      O hino da capoeira
      1:41
    • 07.
      São Bento Grande da Regional
      2:33
    • 08.
      Valha-me Nossa Senhora
      3:00
    • 09.
      Mestre Bimba e Jair Moura
      1:01
    • 10.
      Menino quem foi seu mestre
      1:59
    • 11.
      Samba de roda
      3:08
    • 12.
      Quero ver bolar
      2:09
    • 13.
      Flor da mangueira
      2:23
    • 14.
      Lembra do barro vermelho
      2:10
    • 15.
      Ê canoeiro
      1:52
    • 16.
      Sabiá cantou
      2:00
    • 17.
      Sereia
      2:09
    • 18.
      O trem corre
      1:59
    • 19.
      Fogo na Sabia
      2:03
    • 20.
      Lê lê ô a turma de Bimba chegou
      1:36

    M Bimba, 1941 (01-04), 1969 (05-11) and X (12-20)



    The ABC of M Bimba

    1899 - Was born in the neighborhood of Engenho Velho, Salvador, Bahia on 23rd November, son of Luiz Cândido Machado and Maria Martinha do Bonfim.

    1911 - Started to learn capoeira with an african Bentinho, captain of Cia. de Navegação Bahiana.

    1913 - Enrolled in the candomblé of senhor Vidal, a shrine of the Ketu nation, that operated in theEngenho Velho de Brotas.

    1918 - Created capoeira Regional.

    1919 - Became an ogã.

    1928 - Gave a show to Juracy Magalhães, the governor of Bahia.

    1932 - Founded Academia-escola de Cultura Regional, in Engenho de Brotas in Salvador, Bahia.

    1936 - Started to challenge other fighters to the ring called Odeon on Praça da Sé.

    1937 - Registered his academy on 9th June.

    1941 - On the 14th January was recorded by Lorenzo Turner (4 songs, listen above) and on the 4th February was recorded the second time (2 songs).

    1942 - Opened his second academy in Terreiro de Jesus on Rua das Laranjeiras.

    1952 - In June gave a show to Getúlio Vargas, the president of Brazil.

    1954 - Participated in the recording of the Vadiação film.

    1969 - Participated in the film Dança de Guerra and in the recording of its LP (listen above).

    1973 - Moved to Goiânia.

    1974 - Died in Goiânia on 5th February.

    The photo gallery

    • M Bimba

    • M Bimba

    • M Vermelho 27, M Bimba, M Pastinha, M Zoião

    • M Bimba and ?

    • M Bimba and women

    • M Bimba's group
      Recording of Vadiação
      1954

    • M Bimba's group
      Recording of Vadiação
      1954

    • M Bimba's group
      Recording of Vadiação
      1954

    • M Bimba
      Recording of Vadiação
      1954

    • M Bimba (squatting) and the president Vargas
      1953

    • M Bimba and Getulio Vargas

    • The cover of the LP

    • The back-cover of the LP

    • M Itapoan and M Bimba

    • M Bimba, M Gigante (berimbau), M Osvaldo and others

    • M Bimba to the right

    • M Bimba (berimbau) and students

    • M Bimba and the graduation

    • M Bimba

    • M Bimba in the middle

    • M Bimba playing
      1957

    • M Bimba and students

    • M Bimba playing

    • M Bimba playing

    • M Bimba playing an atabaque

    • M Bimba playing

    • M Bimba

    • M Bimba (squatting) and students

    • M Bimba to the left, M Paraná (berimbau)

    • M Bimba

    • M Bimba and Charlie Byrd

    • M Bimba teaching

    • M Bimba

    • M Bimba having a beer

    • M Bimba in the newspaper

    • M Bimba

    • M Bimba in Goiânia

    • M Bimba in Goiânia

    • M Bimba in Goiânia

    • The death of M Bimba

    • The death of M Bimba

    • A berimbau of M Bimba

    M Bimba



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