Pontos Cantados de Umbanda, created by Jose Gil, is a mobile library for Umbanda chants that digitizes orally transmitted repertoire and supports ritual practice. The app supplies searchable lyrics, learning aids and a curated menu to browse sacred songs. It highlights a growing catalogue with optional Premium features for organization and export, aimed at practitioners, spiritual leaders, and students who need a portable reference for ritual music and study.

You can use the app on Android devices with limited offline lyric access

You install the app on your device and access the chant library directly, because the release targets Android and an iPhone version exists. Lyrics can remain available once loaded, while videos and content additions require an internet connection, so you should plan downloads before rituals or study sessions to avoid interruptions.

Premium tools expand how you organise and export material

The app offers account-gated upgrades that change workflow: Premium enables advanced keyword searching inside lyrics, custom folder creation for playlists, and a PDF export tool to generate printable songbooks. If you prepare material for a group, these features let you compile and print collections directly from the app rather than assembling files externally.

The interface pairs text with linked audiovisual learning aids and sharing

The menu-driven layout displays chant lyrics alongside links to instructional videos, and sharing lets you send those links to peers. That pairing supports multi-sensory practice by giving you the reference text and a way to hear rhythm and melody; social sharing helps distribute a chosen recording to others in your terreiro.

The app supports cultural preservation and receives community recognition

The developer adds new pontos weekly, which keeps the library growing and representative of different terreiros, and the project is framed as preserving Afro-Brazilian material through digitization. Users within the Umbanda community note its breadth and ease of use, making the app a documented resource for learning chants that are otherwise passed down orally.

The app is an accessible gateway for learners and community practice

You get a practical entry point for ritual music study and quick reference during practice sessions; the app suits those who prefer mobile access and compiled songbooks. Expect it to supplement, not replace, in-person teaching and live transmission from elders, since recorded materials and text support learning but do not substitute for direct communal instruction.