“If there is such thing as a funk carioca essence, it is encapsulated in Cidinho’s voice,” offers baile funk historian Carlos Palombini. As a powerful tool for expression, funkeiros including MC Cidinho used their platforms to address vital issues like poverty and racial injustice. In the 90s, the tamborzão beat – a combination of capoeira, maculelê and candomblé rhythms and drumming – was created by DJ Luciano Oliveira, and the Afro-Brazilian sound came into its own, eventually morphing into the mainstream phenomenon it is today. A handful of artists made their own electronic drum-powered compositions, including DJ Grandmaster Raphael and his trailblazing Equipe Super Quente LP of 1989. Taking its cue from Miami bass and African-American funk, early incarnations comprised of chopped-up freestyle samples and drum machine loops (notably Battery Brain’s 1988 8 Volt Mix), which often featured rapping or singing.
Brazilian baile funk, or funk carioca (funk from Rio de Janeiro), sprung up in the city’s favelas during the 80s.
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