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Funk.br - Sao Paulo
2LP Gatefold, with essay by Felipe Maia. NTS presents funk.BR - Sao Paulo, an exploration into the magical and menacing world of the Brazilian citys current baile funk sounds. Sao Paulo has built up a reputation for its confrontational funk output over the past decade, and the emergence of the mandelao sound has underlined this. This riotous strain of baile funk has been tailor made for the favela parties (so-called bailes or fluxos) of the Brazilian megalopolis. Played across the bailes do Helipa, Bega, Marcone and Casinhas, mandelao now spans a wide range of sub-genres; from hypnotic ritmado to brutal bruxaria. This 22-track collection of previously unreleased songs finds starlet producers like Blakes, Arana, and Bonekinha Iraquiana sat alongside scene stalwarts and national icons like Deekapz, Mu540, and the inimitable MC GW. It all serves to make funk.BR - Sao Paulo a vital snapshot of this sensational citys musical magic.