The Rough Guide To Brazilian Hip-Hop

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The Rough Guide To Brazilian Hip-Hop presents some of the grittier sounds and funkier beats from Brazil's homegrown rappers. Arriving in Brazil with break-dancing and graffiti, the hip-hop movement spread from the main centres of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro across Brazil, and the doors were opened to the national rap movement in the late 1990s. Mixing rap with samba, soul, reggae, bossa nova, acid-jazz, poetry and rock, the tracks featured on The Rough Guide To Brazilian Hip-Hop are a sampling of the most innovative sounds of Brazil's hip-hop generation.
'Dumb as it may sound, there's just something about the Portuguese language and talking-in-rhythm that goes together so well... there's a few more stand-outs if you look for them, including Elza Suares. But on its own, 'Saudades Mil' will see you through what's left of the summer.'
Independent On Sunday, UK
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