82-644: Kelly Ann Keedy Ladwig (born July 26, 1965), known by the stage name Keedy , is an American freestyle singer-songwriter best known for the 1991 Billboard Hot 100 top 20 hit , " Save Some Love ", from her only major label studio album Chase the Clouds . Born in Abilene, Texas , Keedy grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin . Her father worked for the United States Postal Service . She has
164-490: A Spanish version of the song was released with the title "No Te Vayas". By 1987, freestyle began getting more airplay on American pop radio stations. Songs such as " Come Go with Me " by Exposé , " Show Me " by the Cover Girls , " Fascinated " by Company B , " Silent Morning " by Noel , and " Catch Me (I'm Falling) " by Pretty Poison , brought freestyle into the mainstream. House music , based partly on disco rhythms,
246-459: A bit of popularity due to the emergence of disco music, a pop version of soul and funk, especially after the release of the film Saturday Night Fever (1977) starring John Travolta and with its soundtrack of the band Bee Gees . At the time, the then teenager Fernando Luís Mattos da Matta was interested in the discotheque when listening to the program Cidade Disco Club on Radio City of Rio de Janeiro (102.9 FM). Years later, Fernando would adopt
328-463: A catchy and danceable rhythm. Some of the instruments used in mandelão are the piano , synthesizer , sampler and the computer . Funk mandelão is also marked by having its own choreography, which consists of fast and synchronized movements of the arms and legs. An example of the success of Mandelão was the song “ Automotivo Bibi Fogosa ”, sung by the Brazilian artist Bibi Babydoll, which reached
410-473: A comeback in the cities where the music originally experienced its greatest success. New York City impresario Steve Sylvester and producer Sal Abbatiello of Fever Records launched Stevie Sly's Freestyle Party show at the Manhattan live music venue, Coda on April 1, 2004. The show featured Judy Torres, Cynthia, and the Cover Girls and was attended by several celebrity guests. The Coda show was successful, and
492-474: A focus on materialistic activities, glorification of style of urban life and ambitions to leave the favela. Since then, funk ostentação has been strongly associated with the emerging nova classe média (new middle class) in Brazil. Proibidão is a derivative of funk carioca related to prohibited practices. The content of the genre involves the sale of illegal drugs and the war against police agencies, as well as
574-648: A freestyle production on " Temptation " by Corina and " Together Forever " by Lisette Melendez . The songs were released in 1991, almost simultaneously, and caused a resurgence in the style when they were embraced by Top 40 radio. "Temptation" reached the number 6 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. These hits were followed by the success of Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam , who had been one of the earliest freestyle acts. Their records were produced by Full Force , who had also worked with UTFO and James Brown . Several primarily freestyle artists released ballads during
656-516: A frequent theme in funk carioca songs. Some of these songs, however, are sung by women. The extreme banalization of sex and the incitement of promiscuity is viewed as a negative aspect of the funk carioca culture. Besides the moral considerations, in favelas, where sanitary conditions are poor and sex education low, this might lead to public health and social issues. In such communities, definitive contraceptive methods are hardly available and due to lack of education and awareness, family planning
738-543: A notable following in California, especially Los Angeles, the Central Valley, San Francisco Bay, and San Diego. California's large Latino community enjoyed the sounds of America's East Coast club scene, and a number of California artists became popular with East Coast freestyle enthusiasts. In Northern California, primarily San Francisco and San Jose, they leaned toward a similar rhythm dance to hi-NRG , so most of
820-485: A personal mission to introduce Brazil to the best sounds from around the globe. Collecting records covering genres such as pop , rock , jazz , and soul from all over the world, he gained popularity on air for his wide taste of music, as well as the relaxed way of presenting his programs. His success on air also attracted large audiences for parties he DJ'd in the Zona Sul area of Rio , which like his show, featured
902-543: A similar beat. New Orleans, originally a French territory, was a hub for Atlantic slave trade before it was sold to the United States. All of these areas with similar music genres retain the influence of American hip hop , African music and Latin music . During the 1970s, nightclubs in Rio de Janeiro played funk and soul music. One of the bands that was formed in this period was Soul Grand Prix . Funk carioca
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#1732786787029984-493: A syncopated drum-machine sound. In March 2013, Radio City Music Hall hosted a freestyle concert. Top freestyle artists included in the line-up were TKA, Safire, Judy Torres, Cynthia, Cover Girls, Lisa Lisa, Shannon, Noel, and Lisette Melendez. Originally scheduled as a one-night event, a second night was added shortly after the first night was sold out in a matter of days. Radio stations nationwide began to play hits by artists like TKA , Sweet Sensation , Exposé, and Sa-Fire on
1066-482: A wide array of different music. His sound mainly featured elements of rock, psych , and soul music, and many described the tunes he played as 'heavy'. At the same time, Ademir Lemos had been hosting his own block parties centering more around soul and funk , both of which had a growing audience in Brazil. The two eventually came to host parties together, infusing the heavy sounding records from Big Boy's (primarily) rock background with Lemos' funkier influences. Thus formed
1148-722: A younger brother. Ladwig graduated from Kings High School located in Kings Mills, Ohio in 1983 and studied music at College of Mount St. Joseph earning a Bachelor of Arts in Music in 1988. In the mid-to late 1980s, Keedy was one of the lead singers of the Milwaukee club and dance music band, Gerard. The band, co-founded by Greg Gerard, was known for its rotation of lead singers that included Eric Benét (who later signed with EMI ) and his sister Lisa. In 1989, Keedy and Greg Gerard were married (they later divorced). That same year,
1230-475: Is "É Rave Que Fala Né" by Kevinho . Another notable example is " São Paulo ", a 2024 collaboration between Brazilian singer Anitta and Canadian artist The Weeknd . In 2018, the Funk carioca of 150 beats per minute or 150 BPM was created by DJs Polyvox and Rennan da Penha. In 2019, the funk carioca 150 BPM was adopted by carnival blocks . "Ela É Do Tipo", by Kevin O Chris, is one of the most popular songs of
1312-712: Is 1982's " Planet Rock " by Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force . Shannon 's 1983 hit " Let the Music Play " is often considered the first freestyle song and the first major song recorded by a Latin American artist is " Please Don't Go " by Nayobe from 1984. From there, freestyle gained a large presence in American clubs, especially in New York and Miami. Radio airplay followed in the mid-1980s. Performers such as Exposé , Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam , Stevie B and Sweet Sensation gained mainstream chart success with
1394-482: Is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area , Philadelphia , and Miami , primarily among Hispanic Americans and Italian Americans in the 1980s. It experienced its greatest popularity from the late 1980s until the early 1990s. A common theme of freestyle lyricism originated as heartbreak in an urban environment typified by New York City . An important precursor to freestyle
1476-462: Is a representation of the beat that comes along in most funk songs. Funk carioca is different from the funk originated in the US. Starting in 1970, styles like bailes da pesada, black soul , shaft , and funk started to emerge in Rio de Janeiro. As time went on, DJs started to look for other rhythms of black music, but the original name did not remain. Funk carioca first emerged and is played throughout
1558-469: Is close to nonexistent. This environment results in unwanted pregnancies, population overgrowth, and eventually the growth of the communities ( favelização ). The glamorization of criminality in the favelas is also frequently viewed as another negative consequence of funk carioca. Some funk songs, belonging to a style known as "proibidão" ("the forbidden"), have very violent lyrics and are sometimes composed by drug-dealing gangs. Its themes include praising
1640-459: Is credited as one of the first persons to create a hit record entirely on a computer, and produced Stevie B's "Party Your Body", "In My Eyes" and "Dreamin' of Love". Katas' record label Futura Records was an incubator for artists such as Linear, who achieved international success after a move from Futura to Atlantic Records. The groundbreaking "Nightime" by Pretty Poison featuring red headed diva Jade Starling in 1984 initially put Philadelphia on
1722-407: Is played in dance halls, parties, and in public by sound cars. Recurrent lyric topics in funk carioca are explicit sexual positions, the funk party, the police force, and the life of slum dwellers in the favelas . Another large part of the lyrics is the use of the world around them – mainly the poverty that has enveloped the area. This is usually denounced in the lyrics and the hope for a better life
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#17327867870291804-675: The Bee Gees , who also adopted the freestyle sound in his 1984 album Secret Agent , having worked with producer Chris Barbosa . Several British new wave and synthpop bands also teamed up with freestyle producers or were influenced by the genre, and released freestyle songs or remixes. These include Duran Duran whose song " Notorious " was remixed by the Latin Rascals, and whose album Big Thing contained several freestyle inspired songs such as " All She Wants Is "; New Order who teamed up with Arthur Baker , producing and co-writing
1886-654: The Italian-American communities in Brooklyn , the Bronx, other boroughs of New York City , New Jersey , Westchester County and Long Island . It initially was a fusion of synthetic instrumentation and syncopated percussion of 1980s electro , as favored by fans of breakdancing . Sampling , as found in synth-pop music and hip-hop , was incorporated. Key influences include Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force 's " Planet Rock " (1982) and Shannon 's " Let
1968-568: The 1980s and early 1990s that crossed over to the pop charts and charted higher than their previous work. These include " Seasons Change " by Exposé, " Thinking of You " by Sa-Fire , " One More Try " by Timmy T , " Because I Love You (The Postman Song) " by Stevie B, and " If Wishes Came True " by Sweet Sensation. Brenda K. Starr reached the Hot 100 with her ballad " I Still Believe ". Freestyle shortly thereafter gave way to mainstream pop artists such as MC Hammer , Paula Abdul , Bobby Brown , New Kids on
2050-460: The 1990s, with acts such as Cynthia and Rockell scoring minor hits on the Billboard Hot 100 as late as 1998. As this new music style took over many big cities in America, the labels that signed these artists such as Columbia , Warner Bros , and other labels did not know how to market these artists originally. Instead of pushing this style of music as a solidified sound, the labels separated
2132-781: The Americas. The same beat is found in Afro-religious music in the African diaspora and many black Brazilians identify as being part of this religion. This genre of music was mainly started by those in black communities in Brazil, therefore a boiling pot of influences to derive the hall-mark. Many similar types of music genres can be found in Caribbean island nations such as; Jamaica , Cuba , Dominican Republic , Barbados , Haiti , Puerto Rico , among others. Bounce music , which originates from New Orleans , Louisiana, also has
2214-454: The Baile da Pesada, or "Heavy Dance", which brought (North American) funk music to the forefront of Rio's street scene as the city entered the 70's. For almost two decades afterwards, other DJs from the streets of Rio would use evolving forms of African-American and American music in their own block parties, put together by equipes de som (sound teams). Soul music became the immediate focus of
2296-537: The Block , and Milli Vanilli (with some artists utilizing elements of freestyle beginning in the 1980s) using hip hop beats and electro samples in a mainstream form with slicker production and MTV -friendly videos. These artists were successful on crossover stations as well as R&B stations, and freestyle was replaced as an underground genre by newer styles such as new jack swing , trance and Eurodance . Despite this, some freestyle acts managed to garner hits well into
2378-484: The Brazilian Isto É magazine how astonished he was with the sudden overseas interest in the genre. He would go on to travel in over 10 European countries. In London, duo Tetine assembled a compilation album called Slum Dunk Presents Funk Carioca , which was released by Mr Bongo Records in 2004. Tetine also ran the weekly radio show Slum Dunk on London's radio art station Resonance Fm 104.4. Their radio show
2460-580: The Californian freestyle emerged from the southern regions of the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Timmy T , Bernadette, Caleb-B, SF Spanish Fly, Angelina, One Voice , M:G, Stephanie Fastro and The S Factor were from the Bay Area, and from San Diego were Gustavo Campain, Alex Campain, Jose (Jojo) Santos, Robert Romo of the group Internal Affairs, F. Felix, Leticia and Frankie J. The Filipino American community in California also embraced freestyle music during
2542-656: The LP L.I.C.K My Favela in 2005 and later on their album Let Your X's Be Y's, released by Soul Jazz Records in 2008. In Italy, Irma Records released the 2005 compilation Colors Music #4: Rio Funk. Many small labels (notably European label Arcade Mode and American labels Flamin´Hotz and Nossa) labels released several compilations and EPs in bootleg formats. The artist MIA brought mainstream international popularity to funk carioca with her single Bucky Done Gun released in 2005, and brought attention to American DJ Diplo , who had worked on M.I.A.'s 2004 mixtape Piracy Funds Terrorism on
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2624-535: The Milwaukee Summerfest . The album's second single, " Wishing on the Same Star ", was less successful, peaking at No. 86 on the Hot 100. Due to management changes at Arista, promotional support for the single was pulled, and no other singles from the album were released. For a time, Keedy remained at Arista and attempted to work on a second record, but continuing management shifts eventually led to
2706-512: The Music Play " (1983), the latter was a top-ten Billboard Hot 100 hit. In 1984, a Latin presence was established when the first song recorded in the genre by a Latin American artist, " Please Don't Go ", by newcomer Nayobe (a singer from Brooklyn and of Afro-Cuban descent) was recorded and released. The song became a success, reaching No. 23 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. In 1985,
2788-528: The US. The reason why these genres, very localized in the US, became popular and influential in Rio de Janeiro is due to proximity. Miami was a popular plane stop for Rio DJs to buy the latest American records. Along with the Miami influence came the longtime influence of the slave trade in Colonial Brazil . Various African religions like vodun , and candomble were brought with the enslaved Africans to
2870-419: The avalanche of other major label signings from the expanding freestyle scene. Several freestyle acts followed on the heels of Pretty Poison emerging from the metropolitan Philadelphia, PA area in the early 1990s, benefiting from both the clubs and the overnight success of then-Dance friendly Rhythmic Top 40 WIOQ . Artists such as T.P.E. (The Philadelphia Experiment) enjoyed regional success. Freestyle had
2952-668: The cavaquinho in the song Sente a pegada from 2008. Artists such as MC Delano and Ludmilla also use the cavaquinho in some songs, in 2015, Ludimilla also participated in a duet with the band Molejo in Polivalência from the album of the same name released in 2000, in 2020, she released Numanice, an EP dedicated to the pagode. A particularly extreme subgenre of funk originating in the late 2010s and early 2020s in São Paulo that combines funk vocals with loud reverb, four-on-the-floor kick drum drops, and over-the-top loud mixing to
3034-453: The cities. This caused the Miami sound of freestyle music to be more popularized through the radio compared to NYC's sound at the time. The labels who pushed out low quality tracks ended up hurting themselves, instead of making the track a quality piece of music. This is part of the reason freestyle music never reached its full potential. Freestyle remained a largely underground genre with a sizable following in New York, but has recently seen
3116-647: The city at the Slum Dunk Film Program at Brady Arts Centre in Bricklane in March 2005. Apart from this, Tetine also produced two albums with experimental DIY queer funk carioca tracks: Bonde do Tetão , released by Brazilian label Bizarre Records in 2004, and L.I.C.K My Favela , released by Kute Bash Records in 2005. Tetine also recorded with Deize Tigrona the track "I Go to the Doctor", included in
3198-401: The contest Edison Change the Music in 2008. Sandra D'Angelo performed Baile Funk also in New York and produced tracks with EDU KA (Man Recordings) and DJ Amazing Clay from Rio. In 2008, Berlin label Man Recordings released Gringão , the debut album by German MC Gringo — the only non-Brazilian MC performing in the bailes of Rio de Janeiro. English indie pop band Everything Everything claim
3280-714: The country, with New York City Italian-American DJs such as Bad Boy Joe and Louie DeVito helping to maintain an active freestyle scene in the NYC metro area. In cities like New York, Miami, and Los Angeles, recent concerts by freestyle artists have been extremely successful, with many events selling out. As Latin freestyle in the late 1980s and early 1990s gradually became superseded with house music, dance-pop, and regular hip hop on one front and Spanish-language pop music with marginal Latin freestyle influences on another, "harder strain" of house music originating in New York City
3362-488: The couple signed a publishing deal with Geffen Records . In February 1990, Keedy was signed Arista Records . Her debut album, Chase the Clouds , was released in March 1991 to mixed but mainly positive reviews. The album's first single, " Save Some Love ", became a top 20 hit, peaking at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. To promote the album, Keedy toured Japan and Europe and opened for Michael Bolton during
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3444-785: The drum patterns used on their Top 40 single Cough Cough were inspired by those used on Major Lazer 's Pon de Floor , a funk carioca song. Gqom, an electronic dance music genre from Durban , South Africa, is often conflated with baile funk due to similar origins in ghettos, heavy bass and associations with illegalities. Despite these parallels, gqom and baile funk are distinct, especially in their production styles. Over time, it became common for musical artists to integrate baile funk with gqom. In Brazil, funk carioca lyrics are often criticized due to their violent and sexually explicit lyrics. Girls are called "cachorras" (bitches) and "popozudas" – women with large buttocks, and many songs revolve around sex. "Novinhas" (young/pubescent girls) are also
3526-511: The duo Claudinho & Buchecha released the song Fuzuê on the album A Forma , the song uses a cavaquinho , an instrument present in genres such as samba, choro and pagode, in the lyrics, the duo pays tribute to pagode artists. Grupo Raça was successful with "Ela sambou, eu dancei", written by Arlindo Cruz , A. Marques and Geraldão, which alluded to funk carioca. In 2014, the song was reinterpreted with elements of carioca funk with Arlindo Cruz himself with Mr. Catra . Mc Leozinho, made use of
3608-403: The early 1990s British rave scene. The genre was recognized as a subgenre of hip-hop in the mid-1980s. It was dominated by "hard" electro beats of the type used primarily at the time in hip-hop music. Freestyle was more appreciated in larger cities. " Let the Music Play " by Shannon , is often named as the genre's first hit, and its sound, called "The Shannon Sound", as the foundation of
3690-458: The early 2010s in the Northeast region of Brazil . Unlike funk carioca, brega funk has a glossy sound that features glistening syncopated MIDI pianos, synths, often filtered guitars, and the distinct pitched metallic snares called caixas, vocal chops are a common companion to the wonky kick rhythm and up-down bass inherited from brega, and even though the genre commonly ranges from 160 to 180 BPM,
3772-548: The freestyle map. Their follow-up "Catch Me I'm Falling" was a worldwide hit and brought freestyle to American Bandstand , Soul Train , Solid Gold and the Arsenio Hall Show . "Catch Me I'm Falling" broke on the street during the summer of 1987 and was the #1 single at WCAU (98 Hot Hits) and #2 at WUSL (Power 99) during the first two weeks of July. Virgin Records was quick to sign Pretty Poison helping to usher in
3854-479: The genre in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but its popularity largely faded by the end of the decade. Both classic and newer freestyle output remain popular as a niche genre in Brazil (where it is an influence on funk carioca ), Germany and Canada. Freestyle music developed in the early 1980s, primarily simultaneously in the Hispanic (mainly Puerto Rican ) communities of Upper Manhattan and The Bronx and in
3936-428: The genre, although also known as the beginnings of the electro genre which then gave birth to techno. Afrika Bambaataa 's " Planet Rock " was arguably the first freestyle song produced. "Let the Music Play" eventually became freestyle's biggest hit, and still receives frequent airplay. Its producers Chris Barbosa and Mark Liggett changed and redefined the electro funk sound with the addition of Latin-American rhythms and
4018-573: The genre. Funk mandelão, also known as Ritmo dos Fluxos, is a subgenre that emerged in São Paulo in the late 2010s, inspired by the Baile do Mandela, a popular party in Praia Grande . The term “mandelão” comes from “Mandela”, a reference to the South African leader Nelson Mandela . Mandelão is characterized by having simple and repetitive lyrics. The musical production is minimalist and raw, with heavy beats and blown basses, that create
4100-539: The glorification and praise of the drug cartels, similar to gangsta rap. Rasteirinha or Raggafunk is a slower style of Rio de Janeiro funk that rests around 96 BPM and uses atabaques , tambourines and beatboxing . It also incorporates influences from reggaeton and axé . "Fuleragem" by MC WM is the best known songs of the Rasteirinha genre. Rave funk is a mix of funk carioca and electronic music , created in 2016 by DJ GBR. Among rave funk's most popular songs
4182-620: The half-time beat makes it feel slower than other funk subgenres. An example of the Brega funk genre is the song "Parabéns" by Pabllo Vittar . Funk melody is based on electro rhythms but with a romantic lyrical approach. It has been noted for being powered by female artists. Among the popular funk melody singers are Anitta , Perlla , Babi and Copacabana Beat. Funk ostentação is a sub-genre of Rio de Janeiro funk created in São Paulo in 2008. The lyrical and thematic content of songs in this style focuses mainly on conspicuous consumption, as well as
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#17327867870294264-462: The heavy-hitters in the genre. The term “Brazilian phonk” was popularized by the Norwegian producer William Rød, better known as Slowboy. The genre itself was popularised by Slowboy, FXRCE, $ pidxrs808, $ werve and many others. Fusion of funk carioca with pagode, the term also refers to parties where both genres are played, the origins of the subgenre can be traced back to the mid 90s, in 1997,
4346-441: The horn intro to the " Rocky " theme. Funk carioca has always used a small catalog of rhythms and samples that 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. Popularized by Brazilians and other Afro-Latino people, the saying "Bum-Cha-Cha, Bum Cha-Cha", "Bum-Cha-Cha, Cha Cha" or even "Boom-Pop-Pop, Pop, Pop"
4428-493: The late 1980s and early 1990s. Jaya was one of the first Filipino-American freestyle singers, reaching number 44 in 1990 with "If You Leave Me Now". Later Filipino-American freestyle artists include Jocelyn Enriquez , Buffy, Korell, Damien Bautista, One Voice, Kuya, Sharyn Maceren, and others. Freestyle's popularity spread outward from the Greater Toronto Area 's Italian, Hispanic/Latino and Greek populations in
4510-485: The late 1980s and early 1990s. It was showcased alongside house music in various Toronto nightclubs, but by the mid-1990s was replaced almost entirely by house music. Lil' Suzy released several 12-inch singles and performed live on the Canadian live dance music television program Electric Circus . Montreal singer Nancy Martinez 's 1986 single "For Tonight" would become the first Canadian freestyle single to reach
4592-559: The murders of rival gang members and cops, intimidating opposers, claiming power over the favelas, robbery, drug use and the illicit life of drug dealers in general. Authorities view some of these lyrics as "recruiting" people to organized crime and inciting violence, and playing some of these songs are thus considered a crime. Due to the lack of regulation and the locations where they usually take place, "bailes funk" are also very crime prone environments. They are popular hot spots for drug trade and consumption, dealers display power frequenting
4674-400: The nickname of DJ Marlboro and the radio would be known as the Rio "rock radio". The term baile funk is used to refer to the parties in which funk carioca is played. The history of these parties were important in shaping the Brazilian funk scene, and in fact predate the genre itself. In the late '60s, legendary Brazilian DJ and radio personality Big Boy (born Newton Alvarenga Duarte) was on
4756-401: The parties heavily armed, and even murder rates are high. More popular funk carioca artists usually compose two different sets of similar lyrics for their songs: one gentler, more "appropriate" version, and another with a harsher, cruder set of lyrics (not unlike the concept of "clean" and "explicit" versions of songs). The first version is the one broadcast by local radio stations; the second
4838-497: The parties, and quickly ushered in a new wave of Brazilian soul artists to the mainstream. Soon, the soul movement was overshadowed by disco , but disco music was not easily embraced by many of the DJs hosting the bailes . Many of these DJs bought records from the US, particularly Miami given its closer proximity to Brazil. The DJs took a liking to various forms of hip-hop, most notably Miami bass and electro / freestyle , which changed
4920-501: The point of extreme distortion. Until the year 2000, funk carioca was only a regional phenomenon. Then the European media began to report its peculiar combination of music, social issues with a strong sexual appeal (often pornographic). In 2001, for the first time, funk carioca tracks appeared on a non-Brazilian label. One example is the album Favela Chic , released by BMG . It contained three old-school funk carioca hits, including
5002-436: The poor and black people in Rio. According to DJ Marlboro , the main influence for the emergence of funk carioca was the single " Planet Rock " by Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force , released in 1982. Carioca in its early days were mostly loops of electronic drums from Miami bass or freestyle records and the 4–6 beat afrobeat tempo, while a few artists composed them with actual drum machines. The most common drum beat
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#17327867870295084-455: The popularity of funk carioca due to the strong sexual appeal of the music and dance, also known as Bonde das Popozudas. Many funk carioca artists started to do shows abroad at that time. DJ Marlboro and Favela Chic Paris club were the pioneer travelers and producers. The funk carioca production was until then limited to playing in the ghettos and the Brazilian pop market. DJ Marlboro, a major composer of funk carioca's tunes declared in 2006 in
5166-531: The project being shelved. She was released by the record label soon after. Keedy then moved back to Wisconsin and continued making music. In the mid-1990s, she joined a local cover band, The Orphans. After leaving the band in May 1996, Keedy worked on music with then husband, guitarist Royce Hall of The Mosleys. They later published new music on MySpace between 2007 and 2008. Freestyle music Freestyle , or Latin freestyle (initially called Latin hip hop )
5248-812: The same playlists as Michael Jackson and Madonna . "(You Are My) All and All" by Joyce Sims became the first freestyle record to cross over into the R&;B market, and was one of the first to reach the European market. Radio station WPOW /Power 96 was noted for exposing freestyle to South Florida in the mid-'80s through the early '90s, as well as mixing in some local Miami bass into its playlist. ' Pretty Tony ' Butler produced several hits on Miami's Jam-Packed Records, including Debbie Deb 's "When I Hear Music" and "Lookout Weekend", and Trinere's "I'll Be All You'll Ever Need" and " They're Playing Our Song ". Company B, Stevie B, Paris by Air , Linear , Will to Power and Exposé's later hits defined Miami freestyle. Tolga Katas
5330-646: The seminal CD-compilations Rio Baile Funk Favela Booty Beats in 2004 and More Favela Booty Beats in 2006 through Essay Recordings. He launched the international career of Popozuda Rock n´Roll artist Edu K, whose baile funk anthem was used in a soft drink commercial in Germany. Haaksman continued to produce and distribute many new baile funk records, especially the EP series "Funk Mundial" and " Baile Funk Masters " on his label Man Recordings. In 2004, dance clubs from Eastern Europe, mainly Romania and Bulgaria , increased
5412-514: The social issues in the favelas. One of the most famous of these series of documentaries is Mr Catra the faithful (2005) by Danish filmmaker Andreas Rosforth Johnsen, broadcast by many European open and cable television channels. London-based artist Sandra D'Angelo was the first Italian singer-producer to bring funk carioca to Italy. She performed in London with MC Gringo at Notting Hill Arts Club in 2008. She performed her baile funk productions for
5494-775: The song "Popozuda Rock n' Roll" by De Falla. In 2003, the tune Quem Que Caguetou (Follow Me Follow Me) by Black Alien & Speed , which was not a big hit in Brazil, was then used in a sports car commercial in Europe, and it helped increase the popularity of funk carioca. Brazilian duo Tetine compiled and mixed the compilation Slum Dunk Presents Funk Carioca, released by British label Mr Bongo Records featuring funk artists such as Deize Tigrona , Taty Quebra Barraco, Bonde do Tigrão amongst others. From 2002 Bruno Verner and Eliete Mejorado also broadcast Funk Carioca and interviewed artists in their radio show Slum Dunk on Resonance Fm . Berlin music journalist and DJ Daniel Haaksman released
5576-432: The state of Rio de Janeiro, but not only in the city of Rio, like Rio natives like to believe. Funk carioca is mostly appealing to the youth. In the decade of the 1980s, anthropologist Herman Vianna was the first social scientist to take funk as an object to study in his masters thesis, which gave origin to the book O Mundo Funk carioca , which translates to The Carioca Funk World (1988). During that decade, funk dances lost
5658-560: The style of the bailes once again. Still, the term funk remained in Rio's party scene. DJs would incorporate local sound with Miami bass beats, including their own lyrics in Portuguese. DJ Marlboro was the pioneer of this phenomenon, and was the first to engineer the sound that would become known in Rio as funk carioca . There are a number of subgenres derived from funk carioca. Brega funk born in Recife, influenced by brega in
5740-682: The top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the Montreal girl group 11:30 reached the Canadian chart with "Ole Ole" in 2000. Performers and producers associated with the style also came from around the world, including Turkish-American Murat Konar (the writer of Information Society's "Running"), Paul Lekakis from Greece , Asian artist Leonard (Leon Youngboy) who released the song "Youngboys", and British musicians including Freeez , Paul Hardcastle , Samantha Fox , and even Robin Gibb of
5822-488: The top of Spotify music charts in Ukraine in 2023 and reached #3 on both Belarus and Kazakhstan . It spread throughout the rest of Europe , mainly in former Soviet Union states. Brazilian Phonk is a subgenre that combines elements of funk carioca and drift phonk , creating a distinct and aggressive sound, with lyrics that address topics such as violence, drugs, sex and ostentation. Both VanMilli and MC Binn are two of
5904-676: The track " Confusion "; Erasure and the Der Deutsche mixes of their song " Blue Savannah "; and the Pet Shop Boys , whose song " Domino Dancing " was produced by Miami -based freestyle producer Lewis Martineé . Australian act I'm Talking utilized freestyle elements into their singles " Trust Me " and " Do You Wanna Be? ", both becoming top ten hits in their native Australia. Funk carioca Funk carioca ( Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɐ̃k(i) kɐɾiˈɔkɐ, - kaɾ-] ), also known as favela funk , in other parts of
5986-565: The tracks Baile Funk One, Baile Funk Two, and Baile Funk Three. Diplo made a bootleg mixtape, Favela on Blastin , in 2004 after Ivanna Bergese shared with him some compiled remix mixtapes of her performance act Yours Truly. He also produced documentary Favela on Blast , which was released in July 2010 and documents the role, culture, and character of funk carioca in Rio's favelas . Other indie video-documentaries have been made in Europe, especially in Germany and Sweden. These generally focused on
6068-411: The whole country, funk carioca is most often simply known as "funk", although it is very musically different from the American genre of funk music . In fact, it still shows its urban Afrobeat influences. Funk carioca was once a direct derivative of samba , Miami bass , Latin music , traditional African religious music, candomble , hip-hop and freestyle (another Miami-based genre) music from
6150-562: The world as baile funk and Brazilian funk , or even simply funk , is a Brazilian hip hop -influenced music genre from Rio de Janeiro, taking influences from musical styles such as Miami bass and freestyle . In Brazil , "baile funk" refers not to the music, but to the actual parties or discotheques in which the music is played ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbajli] , from baile , meaning "ball"). Although originated in Rio, "funk carioca " has become increasingly popular among working classes in other parts of Brazil. In
6232-519: 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. Nowadays, carioca funk rhythms are mostly based on tamborzão rhythms instead of the older drum machine loops. 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
6314-528: Was by 1992 challenging the relatively upbeat, syncopated freestyle sound. Pitchfork considers the Miami Mix of ABC 's single " When Smokey Sings " to be proto-freestyle, despite that version being released in 1987. Many early or popular freestyle artists and DJs were of Hispanic or Italian descent, including Jellybean , Tony Torres, Raul Soto, Roman Ricardo, Mickey Garcia (who is of both Italian and Puerto Rican descent), Lil Suzy , and Nocera , which
6396-403: Was entirely dedicated to funk carioca and worked as a platform for the duo to produce and organize a series of film programmes as well as interviews and gigs involving funk carioca artists from Rio. Tetine were also responsible for the first screening of the post-feminist documentary Eu Sou Feia Mas Tô Na Moda by filmmaker Denise Garcia which was co-produced by Tetine in London, and first shown in
6478-411: Was followed by a summer 2006 Madison Square Garden concert that showcased freestyle's most successful performers. New freestyle releases are popular with enthusiasts and newcomers alike. Miami rapper Pitbull collaborated with Miami freestyle artist Stevie B to create an updated version of Stevie B's hit, "Spring Love". Currently, freestyle music continues to have a thriving fanbase in certain parts of
6560-489: Was known to incorporate elements of Latin freestyle and the old school hip hop sound. Principal architects of the genre were Todd Terry (early instances include "Alright Alright," and "Dum Dum Cry") and Nitro Deluxe. Deluxe's "This Brutal House," fusing Latin percussion and the New York electro sound of Man Parrish with brash house music, proved to have an impact on the United Kingdom's club music scene, presaging
6642-618: Was one reason for the style's popularity among Hispanic Americans and Italian Americans in the New York City area and Philadelphia . Freestyle's Top 40 Radio airplay started to really take off by 1987, and it began to disappear from the airwaves in the early 1990s as radio stations moved to Top 40-only formats. Artists such as George Lamond , Exposé , Sweet Sensation , and Stevie B were still heard on mainstream radio, but other notable freestyle artists did not fare as well. Carlos Berrios and Platinum producer Frankie Cutlass used
6724-463: Was popularized in the 1980s in Rio de Janeiro 's favelas , the city's predominantly Afro-Brazilian slums. From the mid-1990s on, it was a mainstream phenomenon in Brazil. Funk songs discuss topics as varied as poverty, human dignity, racial pride of black people , sex, violence, and social injustice. Social analysts believe that funk carioca is a genuine expression of the severe social issues that burden
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