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Funk Favela Funk And Elsewhere In The World Baile Funk Is A Type Of Dance Music Originally From Rio De Janeiro Later Spread In Different Subgenres Across Other Brazilians States. The Music Style Is A Fusion Derived From Miami Bass And Electronic Music Mixed Often With Brazilian Percussions Tamborzão Samples And Heavy Bass Having Explicit Lyrics About Social Problems Sex And Hustling. In Brazil It Is Most Often Simply Known As Funk Although It Is Very Different Musically From What Funk Means In Most Other Places. That's Why The "official" Tag For This Genre Adds "Baile" Before Funk. "Baile Funk" Refers To The Parties On The Favelas That Only Plays Brazilian Funk.
Funk Is A Direct Derivative Of Miami Bass And Freestyle Another Miami-Based Genre Music From The United States. The Reason Why These Genres Very Localized In The USA Became Popular And Influential In Rio De Janeiro Is Due To Proximity. Miami Is A Popular Plane Stop For Rio DJs To Buy The Latest American Records.
The Funk Popularized In The 80s In Rio De Janeiro Ghettos Called Favelas. From Mid-90s It Was A Mainstream Phenomenon In Brazil. Funk Songs Discuss Topics As Varying As Poverty Human Dignity Racial Pride Of Black People Sex Breaking It's Moral Values Violence And Social Injustice. Social Analysts Believe That The Funk Is A Genuine Expression Of The Severe Social Issues Falling On The Poor And Black People In Rio.
The Rhythms Of Funk In Its Early Days Were Mostly Loops Of Electronic Drums From Miami Bass Or Freestyle Records While A Few Artists Composed Them With Actual Drum Machines. The Most Common Drum Beat Was A Loop Of DJ Battery Brain's "808 Volt" Commonly Referred To As "Voltmix" Though Hassan's "Pump Up The Party" Is Also Notable. Now Funk Rhythms Use Tamborzão Rhythms In Addition To The Older Drum Machine Loops. Tamborzão Beats Use Samples Of Brazilian Hand Drums Particularly The Atabaque In Arrangements That Are Close To The Same As Those Used In Maculelê Capoeira. Melodies Are Usually Sampled. Older Songs Typically Chopped Up Freestyle Samples For The Melody Or Had None At All. Modern Funk Uses A Set Of Samples From Various Sources Notably Horn And Accordion Stabs As Well As The Horn Intro To The "Rocky" Theme. Funk Music Has Always Used A Small Catalog Of Rhythms And Samples Which Almost All Songs Take From Commonly With Several In The Same Song . Funk Carioca Songs Can Either Be Instrumental Or Include Rapping Singing Or Something In Between The Two. In February 11 2001 The First U.S. Reference To The Music Itself Was Made By Neil Strauss In The New York Times Newspaper Recognizing It As A Distinct Musical Genre And Along With Kwaito Music In South Africa One Of The First New Genres Of Electronic Street Dance Music To Have Become Important Outside North America And Europe. Baile-Funk Every artist, every band, and every song you can imagine, from the newest to the oldest, are easily accessible through Frogtoon Music. Get ready to indulge yourself and allow the music to enrich your soul, ignite your passion, awaken your emotions, and bring back some beautiful memories. The following is a directory of top artists and bands from Baile Funk: As you visit their pages, you will be presented with a list of popular videos, top tracks, recommended mixes, and music from all the albums they released. In addition, within each page, you can access and discover music from similar artists and bands.

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