Rafa Dias who is one of the main heads of the Bass scene in Salvador, capital of Bahia State in Brazil. He comes here up with very interesting tracks he produced with samples from Bahias music master Dorival Caymmi. Brazilian old school music meets Trap, Funk Carioca...
A percussive Funk Carioca Hybrid tune by João Hermeto from Rio.
Russian Funk Carioca track from the Midget Ninjas album.
SoundGoods’ friend Chico Dub and curator of the Festival Novas Frequências just released an excellent compilation with new electronic sounds from Brazil. Check details and an interview with Chico Dub here....
Cover version of the Brazilian Pop megahit by Funk Carioca boy group Os Ousados meets Afro House from Angolan master DJ and producer DJ...
While Funk Carioca is stagnating or even declining in Rio, it becomes treated in other parts of Brazil. Eletro Funk is made in Brazilian states such as Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Acre and Tocantins and is a mix of Funk Carioca and Electro/House Beats. Unfortunately...
MC César do Castro is one of the very few MCs from Rio that do not only make Putaria (sexist) and Poibidão (apology to crime) tracks, but as well Funk Consciente (“Conscious Funk”, with socially critical lyrics). Here he raps about a personal experience regarding...
My buddy Argerax from Buenos Aires just released his first album UBS (Unión Bass del Sur) full of Rap, Miami Bass and Funk Carioca fueled beats on his label Raptores Records. Download it here for free.
Sean Casey aka The Bumps just posted on his great blog a bunch of tracks that fuse Funk Carioca and B’More. Check it out here.
DJ Pastek from Canada who brought us already an excellent album with Kuduro vs. Dubstep mashups comes up here with a cool track on his EP on my favorite Argentinean netlabel,...
Actually not much happened in the Funk Carioca scene in 2009, already mentioned here for example. Most of the tracks use the aquecimento beat, vocals are just reduced frases and shouts and the lyrics are mostly putaria. But fortunately there have been some interesting...
This is from Lucas Santtana’s second album called “Parada de Lucas” released in 2003. His third album that deals with Dub, Brazilian Styles and Rock can be found free to download on his website Diginóis. You can buy here his fantastic new release...
Funkero is one of the most talented and fastest Brazilian MCs. He participated two times in the final of the Liga dos MCs, a local battle competition, and appeared on several TV shows. His first solo album is mixed by DJ Negralha with whom he performs live as well....
Here is one more from one of the best new Argentinean producers, the Frikstailers. They just released an EP on Revolt Into Style Records that kindly provided this track. Buy the whole EP on vinyl from Juno Records or the digital format...
This is a version of the tamborzinho beat that dominated the Funk Carioca (or Baile Funk) scene in Rio in 2008. It is a beatbox version of the tamborzão beat. The voice is from Mr. Catra and it has been originally produced by DJ Sandrinho, but I don’t know who...
Foreign funk carioca pioneer MC Gringo recently teamed up with Frikstailers on his tour in Argentina. Watch a video here. Check out their remix of his track “Fudegú de Perequetê”. This is the start of an irregular series on remixes, mash-ups and other...