ARTIST: Coletivo Rádio Cipó
COUNTRY: Brazil
GENRE: Electro Funk Dub Social
DESCRIPTION: Favela forest funk. Brazilian carimbó and brega rhythms fused with ElectroFunkDub beats, bolero roots ska, hip-hop, afro-beat and Amazon guitar to produce a sound that explodes out of the speakers like a rat-a-tat of gunfire and pounds with rhythm as energising as an intravenous shot of Guaraná. Lyrics denounce corruption, violence and complacence. From Belém, in the mouth of the Amazon.
MORE ABOUT: A music/culture collective based in Belém, Brazil. At the core is Carlinhos Vas (drums and effects), Rato Boy (MC), Rodrigo Jamant (MC and programming), Renato Chalú (guitar), Jared das Arabias (bass) and Luis Bolla (percussion). With a powerful political message the band are community activists, and their music fuses Brazilian styles funk de morro, samba, pontos de terreiros, carimbó and batucada with hip hop, dub and electro beats. The group also works with and promotes affiliated artists: veteran singers Mestre Laurentino and Dona Onete and Mestre Bereco of the carimbó group Sancari.
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY:
-“Formigando na Calçada do Brasil” (2008)
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