Tag: brazilian funk

• Vintage Brazilian Funk Favorite: Copa 7 “De Repente” (1979)

  

  One of my favorite samba rock/funk cuts ever. I love putting people onto this, especially other DJ’s ;). Oh, and I love it for dancing, too, of course. The swing, the horn arrangement, the organ. It’s everything. I often miss hearing this in Brazilian funk and soul sets, but apparently it is a rare record. […]

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  February 27, 2021

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  black rio, brazilian funk, Copa 7, Dionisio Santos, samba rock, vintage Brazilian funk, vinyl

• The Soul of Black Brazil (2004)

  

    Afropop Worldwide · The Soul Of Black Brazil I realized some people may be coming to this site from Discogs….I’m not so sure you’re interested in the new music and artists I’ve posted about lately, I figure you’re into Brazilian funk from the 1960’s and 1970’s…I love that stuff, don’t get me wrong. But […]

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  February 19, 2021

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  Afro Brazilian culture, Afro Brazilian history, Afropop Worldwide, brazilian funk, brazilian soul, dj culture, Epic Vinyls from Brazil, Greg Caz, Mayer Hawthorne, Pan Africanism, questlove, racial justice

• Questlove’s 3 Hour Brazilian Funk & Soul Set

  

  This felt like a historic moment. Drummer/DJ from one of the bands I admired most growing up does a 3-hour Brazilian funk, soul, and boogie set. This is the full stream from April 23, 2020. He does a lot of commentary.

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  April 26, 2020

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  brazilian boogie, brazilian funk, brazilian soul, dj set, questlove, vintage Brazilian funk