The funk mineiro sound DJ Anderson do Paraíso helped pioneer has brought global attention to Belo Horizonte's music scene. The Brazilian pioneer shares a bare bones mix of the style and speaks to ...

Various Artists Rio Baile Funk: Favela Booty Beats (Essay) The sound of this compilation of Brazilian slum-funk put together by a German DJ (Daniel Haaksman) may be familiar. You may have heard a ...

GHE20G0TH1K's Venus X and Asmara, one half of Nguzunguzu, have teamed up on a new mix, Putaria Maxima Vol. 1, which channels some inspiration from a recent trip to São Paulo. According to FACT, the ...

Popular musical rhythms are always skipping and skittering back and forth between Africa and its diasporic communities, from Jamaica to Brazil to Colombia and elsewhere. “That’s a process that’s been ...

Brazil has long been a laboratory for sonic innovation, synthesizing the unique musical traditions of the country’s diverse population. At the cutting edge is baile funk, a sound that stems back ...

It might come as a surprise to non-Brazilians that the trailblazing pop star Anitta first started her career as an MC. In Brazil, this means you’re a baile funk singer. Born in Rio suburbs, the MC ...

Four years ago, the Brazilian singer-songwriter Anitta climbed to the top of Brazil's music industry, winning some of its biggest music awards and becoming its foremost pop star. But with that stardom ...

Funk carioca, also called baile funk, is a musical style that’s been around for more than 25 years, but in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, a new culture of funkeiros has emerged. These are people whose ...

The Brazilian superstar started the global trek on May 18 at the Tecate Emblema festival in Mexico City. By Natalia Cano Brazilian superstar Anitta kicked off her Baile Funk Experience, a world tour ...

Beatport has added a new, dedicated genre category for Brazilian funk. The music platform launched the new category on Wednesday (April 30), as part of plans to "recognise one of Brazil's most dynamic ...