While people in the Nothern hemisphere occupy stock exchanges to protest against the corrupt financial system, people of Rio De Janeiro celebrated yesterday in their downtown area the first ever Funk Parade. Unimaginable only a few years ago, the publicly still stigmatised genre showed it´s cutural muscle in the center of the city with a party at which the major baile funk sound systems from Furação 2000 to Big Mix, Cash Box to Curtisom and Pipo´s, plus all big name DJs and artists performed. More than 100.000 people came to dance in the area of Carioca subway station. This was a great day for funk culture.

JOÃO BRASIL

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It’s getting warmer in Europe and that means it’s time to pick the summer hit of 2011. For us the leading aspirant for this most important hit under the sun is no other than Rios mashup king João Brasil and his single debut on Man Recordings, “L.O.V.E. Banana” feat.Lovefoxxx – released on all major online shops today. We also invited João to join us on the new issue of Man FM to talk about the making of the tune and whats going down in Rio these days. Daniel Haaksman interviewed João in Berlin, Trrbo wrapped up the podcast with some springy dance material and Señor Brasil contributed an eclectic exclusiv mix set, too.

Man FM 009 – João Brasil by MANRECORDINGS

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Just found this amazing interview that Beck – an avid lover of Brazilian music – did with chief Tropicalist Caetano Veloso a year ago and which was now published on Beck´s website. In the interview Beck and Caetano speak on the ever increasing loudness in live performances and what João Gilberto did about it on his recent tour. Other topics are Bob Dylan´s love affair with Bossa Nova and how Beck was shocked when he found out that the cut-up aesthetics he created in some songs for his albums “Mellow Gold” or “Odelay” were already done by Os Mutantes 35 years earlier. This is one of the best talks on Brazilian music I read in a while. ESSENTIAL READING!!

After the great success of his Man Recordings debut release “Suomo” EP (Man 048) feat. Anbuley, Estonia´s new talent Bert On Beats returns with another track that marks him as the don of the bass-in-yo-face approach to tricky Tropical Dubstep. With an energy that is tough to find executed quite so well anywhere else, Bert On Beats is rocking it right now.

This newest release, “Alemão”, sees Bert On Beats team up with São Paulo based MC Gi – one of the hottest new vocal talents to emerge from Brasil – bringing some raw and attitude filled vocals to the mix. MC Gi has already collaborated with South Rakkas Crew, Edu K, Chernobyl and others and has become known for witty, powerful lyrics that show that this 19 year old has big balls! “Alemão” is about the seductive power of the well known German sausage!

Remixes for „Alemão“ come from a high profile list: Munich´s hypemeisters Schlachthofbronx, Roulet of Enchufada fame, brand new Paris über-talent Bambounou, Beat Laden from Batida, and Estonia´s very own S.I.N.

B-Side “Subkiss” is a hugely different character; a bass heavy instrumental dub number.

Bert On Beats is a name you should get used to hearing! Expect his debut album „Antenna Of Tallinn“ drop soon on Man Recordings!

DJ FEEDBACK

CROOKERS: „Pum Pum Phra!“
BRODINSKI: „This Roulet Remix is great, the Bambounou one too!“
CHERNOBYL: „Bert On Beats Kills!“
SCHLACHTHOFBRONX: „Big tune!“
SHIR KHAN: „Bambounou Remix is great!“
WILDLIFE! „Another killer release. Bambonou is my favourite!“
MUMDANCE „Love this!“
TOSHIO MATSUURA „Schlachthofbronx remix is real fun!“
JOYCE MUNIZ „Love the lyrics, Roulet remix is for me!“
MOTORPITCH „High energy level, from beginning to end!“

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Baile funk has always had an intimate relationship with football. Our friend DJ Chernobyl from São Paulo sent us his “Funk Da Vuvuzela”, which praises our favourite 2010 instrument. DJ´s Fú and Dinho re-worked “Waving Flag” as a Brasilian version. Maybe the German team should blast these in their dressing room to ease up for tomorrow´s game against Ghana?

Funk da Vuvuzela

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