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Funky Do Morro, Brazillian Beats

• April 19th, 2005

After watching ‘Ginga‘ (this is a link to another blog with a good summary of the event) a RES specially screened film from Nike/O2 Films documenting 7 individuals lives surrounding footbal and fusball in Brazil, I HAD to get my hands on the soundtrack. Turns out that as part of the promotional give aways at the RES event, I actually got a CD soundtrack compilation. On this CD are some of the most intense and raw street, percussion and hip hop beats you have heard. I think its safe to assume that Sao Paulo, Rio and Salvador are harder and more rugged places to live than the bronx, harlem or queens or any other hood here in the US? In any case, its amazing to me that in such poverty and disrepair, there are people inspired and equipped to produce this (although somewhat repetative once you listen to a few dozen tracks) primal and spiritual beat focused music.

I got this Brazillian music link from another site, but its basically focusing on the same genre of music presented in the Ginga film. The Funky Do Morro site has a tome of links to quite a few Brazillian Hip Hop, Percussion and Funk Compilations. I have posted a select few here to be concious of their bandwidth issues (since they are on a donation only server plan)…

“Do Morro” translates to “of the hill”, and has been ingrained in brazilian slang as reflection of the culture of the segregated favelas that have firmly rooted themselves in the hills of Rio De Janeiro.

This archive is intended to share the hip hop beat produced in the hills of Rio, the favelas of Sao Paolo, and the streets of Salvador - funky do morro: the funk of the hill.

Much of this music was found with independent sellers, and produced in garages, with not much international distribution. Many of the individual artists on the track may remain anonymous to global audiences…

MC Junior y MC Leonardo - Rap do Centenario (Rap do Brasil)
O Credo (Hip Hop Cultura de Rua)
As Panteras - Descontrolados (Batidao Cruel)
Tigrao - Toc Toc Toc (Batidao Cruel)
Bnd dos Salientes - Genio Saliente (Batidao Cruel)
MC Jaqueline Pocahontas - Vem Meu Bem (Ta Dominado)
MC Catra - Rap Mercenarias (Ta Dominado)
Casinha Da Baixada (As Melhores do La)

via Evil Wire

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