WHAT IS BAILE FUNK KNOWN FROM RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL:

Rio-Funk, also known as Favela Funk or Baile Funk (Funk Carioca), is like the north american HipHop born as a kind of protest movement and has its origin in the slums (ghettos) of Rio de Janeiro.

As in the United States, most of the black Brazilians (Afro-Brazilians) are descendants of slaves brought from Africa.
Also today, many of them are still underprivileged and often discriminated by their colour.

The Favelas (Slums) have their own rules. Often they are controlled by drug dealers which often work hand in hand with the domestic police. The permanent violence which costs a lot of murdered each year makes life very hard in this poverty.

The lyrics, often rapped in slang, are talking about this world of poverty and violence. And they often denounce these poor life conditions. Mostly they report about the violence, drugs and sex, and on the other hand about the wishes of the young Faveladous of a better life with peace and opportunities.

The sound is made in the easiest way. Beats are sampled from often very popular songs, normally they are mixed with traditional influences in a new arrangement. So elements from traditional Brazilian music e.g. Samba get mixed with MIAMI BASS, Electro-HIPHOP and Breakbeats.

Because of this the music is so energetic and authentic. It´s the latest and hottest sound Brazil has to offer to the world of music and party.