MESTRE - JOGO DE DENTRO
Ladeira do Pelourinho – Mestre Jogo de Dentro
Ladeira do Pelourinho, ora meu Deus
Onde eu comecei a andar
No Forte Santo Antônio
Eu comecei praticar
A Capoeira de Angola
João Pequeno táva lá
Os turistos todos os dias
Iam nos prestigiar
O governador vendo isso
Tratou logo de acabar
Vendo Capoeira Angola
Era dança de matar
Olha, eu disse, governador
Não faça isso mais não
Capoeira de Angola é
Uma grande tradição
Quando eu pego na viola
ora meu Deus
Dói até meu coração
E o jogo de Capoeira
É um jogo de irmão
Quando eu entro na roda
Não tem agressão
Eu jogo a Capoeira
Do fundo do meu coração
Agradeço a meu Deus
E ao Mestre João
Por me ensinar a Capoeira
Com toda dedicação
Ie Viva meu deus…
At the slope of Pelourinho,oh my God
Where I started walking
At Fortress Santo Antônio
I started practicing
The Capoeira Angola
João Pequeno was there
The daily tourists
Appreciating us
The governor seeing this
Command to end this soon
Viewing Capoeira Angola
Like it was dance of kill
Look, I said, Governor
Don’t do it no more
Capoeira Angola is
A great tradition
When I picked up my viola
oh my God
It hurts my heart
And the game of Capoeira
It is a game of brothers
When I enter the roda
Has no aggression
I play Capoeira
From the bottom of my heart
I thank my God
And the Master Joao
For teach me Capoeira
With all the dedication
Ie Long live my master
Capoeira de Angola – Mestre Jogo de dentro
Capoeira de Angola
Capoeira de Angola, ai meu Deuseu falo de coração
eu jogo a Capoeira
pois é minha obrigação
na roda de Capoeira
dou um aperto de mão
se você quiser me ver
Capoeira vou jogar
sou discípulo que aprendo, olha meu Deus
o mestre que dá lição
na roda de Capoeira
dou um aperto de mão
Camaradinha
Capoeira Angola, oh my God I speak from the heart
I play Capoeira
it is my duty
in the Capoeira roda
I give a handshake
if you wanna see me
Capoeira’ll play
I am a disciple that learn, my God looks
I am the master who gives lesson
in the Capoeira roda
I give a handshake
My Freind
Mestre Jogo de Dentro
Jorge Egidio dos Santos, known in the Capoeira world as Mestre Jogo de Dentro is the founder of Group “Semente do jogo de Angola”. The Mestre started his way in Capoeira in 1982 as a student at Mestre Joao Pequeno’s academy in the fort of Santo Antonio in the city of Salvador, Bahia. The Mestre received his nickname Jogo de Dentro (inside game) from Mestre Joao Grande due to his style of playing Capoeira.
In 1986 Mestre Joao Pequeno passed to him the responsibility of the classes and the rodas in his academy during his absence, and in 1990 gave him the title of contra mestre as a recognition for his work with Capoeira Angola. During that time he replaced Mestre Joao Grande, as he left for the USA, and the group he led got the name “Heranca de Pastinha” (Pastinha’s heritage) and after some changes got the name “Semente do jogo de Angola” (seed of the angola game). In 1994 Mestre Joao Pequeno gave his devoted disciple the title of Mestre de Capoeira Angola.
In 1996 he left Bahia to the state of Sao Paulo to continue expanding his work with Capoeira angola, where he stayed for 12 years. In 2007 he returned to salvador and took back the responsibilities with the group there and in the suburbs.
Today The Mestre manage his work around the world and just finished record his fifth CD.