Rael emicida pericles biography
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Brazilian hip hop sounds like no other rap in the world. Melodic and rhythmically diverse, progressive and political while still spitting fire, Brazilian MCs refuse to let rap be mere entertainment, taking intriguing beats, clever lyrics, and a very live sound and hitting the mainstream, both at home and internationally.
The soundtrack of São Paulo is coming to New York this July thanks to Emicida (Central Park SummerStage and Brasil Summerfest, July 20) and Rael (NYC debut at Joeâs Pub, July 25). The two will join forces July 28 for the Culture Blend Music Festival at the Brooklyn Bowl with Meta and the Cornerstones (all shows are a part of the Brasil Summerfest programming). Moving beyond the MC + DJ set, both will be backed by live bands that highlight the distinctly Brazilian flavor of São Paulo's hottest hip-hop performers.
âBrazilian rap is socio-political, weâre very intense about that and itâs something weâre very proud of. There are a lot of peop
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Vozes Negras: YouTube selects 35 black Brazilians for the #YouTube Black Voices project
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