It seems like New York has a very active baile funk scene. There's the Nossa crew that keeps bringing out great mixes (just featured Cassiano's Favela Clash) and there the Xão Productions that now celebrates its birthday with a great mix full of cool baile funk blends and remixes. They've been lately doing some cooperation with MC Gringo and played alongside with him in Rio at last year's TIM festival and Gringo has also been over to NYC to do some gigs with them. All together it seems like there are a lotta baile funk parties in NYC coming up by both Nossa and Xão. It seems like I need to go there to check it out!
1. Dennis DJ 2. Mc Gringo Fucky Fucky – (Dennis DJ) 3. Mc Rael – Ai Meu Peru (Dj Gordinho) 4. Mc Maiquinho – Ela Quis Me Imitar (DJ Amazing Clay) 5. Mc Dandao - vai para puta que o pariu (DJ Amazing Clay) 6. Solta Essa Porra!!! (Dj Edgar) 7. Espanca – (DJ Edgar) 8. International Syle Remix feat. Mc Maiquinho e Mc Gus (DJ Comrade vs. Shaka) 9. Sai Fora Remix – Mc Gi (Art Punk) 10. Mc Gringo feat. Ninna – Gringo Vai Embora (DJ Amazing Clay) 11. Aquimenceto do Sambinha – (DJ Amazing Clay) 12. Movado –Phone Call REMIX (Chaach) 13. Coolie / Kopa Baile – Various Artists (DJ Comrade) 14. Zuzuka/ 77Klash – Brooklyn Ghetto Fabulosa (Chaach) 15. Funk Rida feat. Mc Maiquinho, Ousados e Mc Creu (DJ Comrade) 16. Arrastao remix feat. Dead Prez / Mc Gringo (DJ Comrade) 17. Feliz Anniversario (Sexual Eruption) feat. Predadorez/ Snoop Dogg (DJ Comrade) 18. Mc Maiquinho - É a ponto 30 aqui o morro da Chatuba (Proibidao) 19. Busy Signal – Step Out Remix (DJ Comrade) 20. GG – Cocktail Molotov (DJ Junior) 21. GG – Eles Tentam da Desfalque
This has been around since June, but still have to lift it up: Zombie Disco Squad from London heats it up with a good selection of old and new baile funk served with fluent mixing.
1. Baile Funks Not Dead Introduction by Edu K 2. MC Seu Kuke - A Casa Do Seu Kuke 3. Bola De Fogo - Atoladinha (Enterradinha) 4. Os Hawaianos - Vem Kikando 5. Luciano DJ - Alter Baile 6. Carlinho e Celinho - Jogo do Bicho 7. SD Boys - Uh!Uh!Uh! Tá Tomando 8. MC Frank - Cabelo Encolheu 9. Tati Quebra Barraco - Boladona 10. Dennis DJ - Xacoalhado de Skol 11. MC Primo - Diretoria 12. Scottie B ft. Moleque Bil - Mais Ela 13. MC Biruleyby - Cria Asa Periquita 14. Jack e Chocolate - Dança do México 15. Amandinha - Essa é pra Virar 16. Edu K ft. Deize - Injeção TNT 17. Bonde Do Popo - ? 18. DJ Wally - Dança do Calango 19. DJ Luciano Oliveira - Funk Carioca 20. Montagem - Tá Mancando 21. Sandrinho - Organ Donor 22. Montagem - Black Box 23. Sandrinho - Yazoo 24. MC Pé de Pano e Rael - Ela Tá Doida 25. MC Cidinho e Doca - Rap da Felicidade 26. MC Camita - Mexe Com Meu Marido 27. Bonde do Come Quieto - Ela Balança Mas Não Para 28. Gaiola das Popozudas - Late Que Eu Tô Passando 29. Bonde do Tigrão - O Baile Todo 30. Os Carrascos e Bonde do Vinho - Três Tenores 31. Tati Quebra Barraco - Mirante 32. Gilberto DJ - Chumbo Quente
A fellow finnish player, Teemu, substituting me at Rio de Janeiro at the moment (as it's been already one and half years since I came back to Helsinki from Rio...) is doing a wonderful job with his in-depth, thoughtful posts on baile funk and favela life at his blog Otra Luna. The whole blog is full of good read, but he's also got this "Super Classics Of Funk Carioca" series where he presents some of the old school tunes. Have a read on what "Rap da Felicidade" by Cidinho & Doca, "Boladona" by Tati Quebra-Barraco and "Rap das Armas" by Junior & Leonardo are all about. And there's mp3 download too...
The all around world beats specialist Maga Bo, who's based in Rio, has finally finished the series of his "3 white men in baile funk" mini documentary series and the last one's obviously with Diplo. He's chatting away about he's beginnings in Rio and about becoming a DJ and about collaborating with different artists around the world. Sany Pitbull and his manager Adriana Pittigliani (RIP) are also featured when they're checking out some scenes from the forthcoming baile funk documentary "Favela On Blast" (see the previews) by a brazilian film director Leandro HBL and Diplo.
DJ Edgar, "the gentle giant", is coming to Europe for another tour in November. The booking period is 31.10-4.12. (All you party promoters, get the contacts here...)
To promote his tour Edgar put together this mix that features only and exclusively his own remixes. So many classics get a baile treatment here, but my favourite must be "The Power" recycling Snap's anthem "I've Got The Power".
1. Abertura 2. Funknotronic 3. Boogie Down Beat 4. Samba com Funk 5. Explosão mix 6. Guns'n'Funk 7. I Can't Get No 8. Na Europa eh Assim oh 9. Prostituto, o Sonho Delas 10. Alegria 11. Salsa com Funk 12. We Will Rock-Funk U 13. The Power 14. Out of Space 15. Boxe vs Axel F. 16. Nirvana in 'Funk' Concert 17. Rock'n'Funk beat 18. Gaita mix 19. I Fly With Funk 'U 20. DJ Edgar, Aplica o Som 21. Sininho mix 22. Solta Esse Ponto 23. Link Funk Park mix 24. Psiu-Psiu
Sorry folks. I've so busy with work this summer that I haven't even had time to update my blog. I've got so many mixes lining up just waiting for your ears... But to recompensate I promise now I'll start to post also baile funk tracks for you to download. I know ya'll need to fuel for your DJ sets and party warming home session. But first I'll start with a DJ mix that Cassiano from NYC based Nossa crew hit on my inbox. It's a nice mix full of blends and remixes. Baile funk flirting with fidget house. If you're around NYC, catch up Cassiano at the Favela Clash release party on 30th of August at Santos.