Baile Funk lives and breathes in Rio de Janeiro. Hearing the music being blasted out of car stereos and on the streets, tuning into the Baile Funk mix on the radio, going to the bootleg market to pick up the latest hits, being at a baile in a favela…. all I can say is, if you love Baile Funk, you should try to go to Rio.

Here are some of the torch bearers of Baile Funk that I had the pleasure of meeting.

DJ Marlboro

One of the first to make Baile Funk accessible to the masses. I got to see his set at his monthly night at Zero Zero club. Dude played a great mix of Miami bass and classic Baile Funk – the ladies loved it.

Here is an old school classic from Dj Marlboro

Dj Marlboro – Melo da Mulher feia

Dj Sany Pitbull

This is a pic of Sany, Sany’s nephew and me at Circo Viador. I reckon Sany’s nephew is going to become a dj too. I mean, I would too if my uncle could freak the MPC like that!

Gaiola das Popozudas

- The first lady of Baile Funk posing with me and the lovely Joyce Muniz. We saw Gaiola’s show in a brothel in Rio, where Dj Edgar also holds a residency. Gaiola is siiiick! She and her two dancers definitely know how to put on a show.

This is the original to the Makossa and Megablast remix

Gaiola das Popozudas – Late que eu to Passando

Dj Edgar

Edgar the criminal! He definitely took good care of me when I was in Rio. Check out the previous blog entries for his music, and go on to youtube to see Edgar on the MPC 1000. Deadly!

Big thank you to Julia Ribas, Joyce Muniz, Nathalie, Bu, Ben Mono, Tee Carducci, Edgar, Marcelinho, Luciano, the lovely ladies from the South, and everybody else who made this trip so enjoyable!!!

Tags: Rio Baile Funk

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