Bonde Do Role

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wed 12/20/2006

Much in the same way that Reggaeton has taken over Latin pop in North American and the Caribbean, Funk Carioca, or Favela Funk, has become the "music of the people" in Brazil.

All night funk parties in the favelas of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro are regularly attended by hundreds – if not thousands – who dance to bass pumping anthems in often loosely organized if not illegal gatherings. The music of Funk Carioca mixes Miami Bass beats with electro samples set to traditional Afro-Brazilian rhythms. In many cases, the genre also lifts material from well-known American late 80’s Freestyle jams.

In recent years, a new generation of Brazilians is further corrupting this already bastardized sound. Bonde Do Role (The Rollercoaster Band), comprised of 21-year-old MC Marina Ribatski, 22-year-old MC Pedro D'eyrot and 25-year-old DJ Rodrigo Gorky, sample riffs from AC/DC, Alice in Chains and other 80’s metal music into their brand of Favela Funk. Their disregard for U.S. copyright laws, irreverent humor, X-rated Portuguese lyrics and in-your-face attitude is the equivalent of punk rock for the 21st Century. Imagine the Sex Pistols living in modern day Brazil, tearing apart the musical status quo with turntables and samplers.

In 2005, Bonde Do Role's aggressive DIY ethic caught the attention of DJ and producer Diplo, the Hollertronix crew member best known for his work on MIA’s much-lauded debut album, Arular. Diplo met the band while on tour in Brazil, eventually signing them to his own Mad Decent record label. On a small U.S. tour last summer, Bonde Do Role shared the stage with Diplo as well as CSS and won over U.S. listeners with their crazy sexy on-stage antics and novel sound. Even MC Marina Ribatski's broken arm, sustained after a stage-dive in Chicago, could not cool down their spastic, hip-shaking live show.

Bonde Do Role are currently putting the final touches on their debut album, scheduled to be released in 2007 – unless lawyers are unable to clear the myriad of samples on their Funk Carioca tracks. They've posted a few new songs on their MySpace page, and a remix for Franz Ferdinand is in the works.

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4 responses to “whodat: Bonde Do Role”

Hi!
How r u?

I'm writing to tell you, like a real brazilian, how the "Funk Parties" really does.

Funk Music, in other countries, is like the Black Music, here, in Brasil, and I will tell you why.

The beats, the rhythm is so cool, but the lyrics are just trash. Like in North America and Europe, just a little percent of peoples speaks portuguese and can understand exactly what the brazilian funk music lyrics says.

Here, in Brazil, a sub-developed country, is the same thing. Just a little (really little) percent of peoples speaks english or any other language, and in the end, we all are ignorants, 'cause we are dancing and singing musics that says about sex like a pervert thing.

And the worst is to know that the brazilian womens is singing and dancing brazilian funks with lyrics that it blackens they own image. Our own image. And they like to do it. They know what are singing. A part of brazilian womens, and I would tell you 'a BIG part of brazilian womens', acts like and takes office they are b****ies. All ignorants at their own system. No culture in their lifes, unfortunately...

I know that my english "speak" is not perfect, but I hope that you understood what I mean to say. =)

Kiss!

Lola