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Miami Bass . Baile loosely translates to "ball", as in "a dance party", and "funk" is how locals describe the musical sound. The mainstream Brazilian media calls it Funk Carioca, funk from Rio De Janeiro ; alternately, it is simply referred to as "Funk". ORIGIN OF BRAZILIAN "FUNK" Brazilian record suppliers who came to the United States in the 1970's to buy "Black Music" for Brazilian DJ's targeted stores that sold American Funk records. As they continued to support the same hotspots over time, though American music had evolved away from Funk into new genres such as Hip Hop , the word "funk" stuck in Brazilian usage. Miami was a popular place to obtain records for Brazil, and therefore, Miami Bass was prominent in these imports. DJ Nazz is one of the main suppliers credited with bringing Miami Bass records home to Brazil while still referring to them as American "Funk" records. Local producers began mimicking it in the late 1980s . The influence of Miami is also reflected in the prominence of Freestyle -style Synth melodies. CONTENT Frequent lyrical topics are sex, the party, and the life of ''favelados'' in Favela . Sexual innuendo, Favela slang, and homage to the artist's own favela are common. Besides Miami Bass -type beats, Funk Carioca also uses some traditional Afro-Brazilian rhythms. A West Coast Electro Bass track entitled ''808 Volt (Beatapella Mix)'' by DJ Battery Brain was widely sampled. FUNK BALLS Baile Funk in the Brazilian Funk community primarily means "the party at which Bass music is played", or loosely translated, 'Funk Balls'. 'Funk Balls' generally take place on the outskirts of Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in the favelas, or shantytowns. These Funk Balls play a very important role in terms of integrating the culture of the favelas with the culture of the city at large. It is estimated that 200,000 youths of all social classes and backgrounds attend them every weekend. Funk balls have been notorious for their blatant sexuality and violence. The funkers, or patrons of the clubs, sometimes become violent, and deaths are not uncommon. Certain clubs have been described as having blood-smeared walls and having trampled persons lying on the floor. Some DJs have been known to incite the crowd to fight with their selection of music. During the late 1990s, a phenomenon called the "corridor", where two rival gangs would line up on opposite sides and fight in the corridor of space between them. Funkers will drag a rival to the other side, or some will willingly cross over to the other side, and they will fight bareknuckles. The recent decline of violence at funk balls has allowed them to become better accepted. 1 2 3 Recently, Funk Balls have been attracting attention from visitors from abroad. Compilers from abroad also tend use the term Baile Funk to represent the genre, which differs from the original Brazilian use. APPEARANCE ABROAD Baile Funk was only a regional phenomenon until its discovery by foreign labels in the 2000's. Labels like Germany´s Essay Recordings ("Rio Baile Funk Favlea Booty Beats", compiled by Berlin DJ and music journalist Daniel Haaksman) began compiling this music for the outside world, making it a new global trend. Diplo , aka Wes Pentz, also played a major role in raising the international profile of Brazilian Funk, particularly in its inclusion in the 2004 mixtape Piracy Funds Terrorism and later on various Funk compliations. The track "Quem Que Caguetou (Follow Me Follow Me)" by Black Alien & Speed was never a hit in Brazil. But it was used in a commercial in Europe and helped spread the word about Funk carioca. The song "Popozuda Rock n´Roll" by De Falla was licensed for a soft drink commercial in Germany. European labels like Man Recordings released 12" vinyl singles like "Habibi" by D.M.Project, or remixes of "Popozuda Rock n´Roll" by Diplo, as well as a Solid Groove remix of EDU K feat. Deize Tigrona´s "Sex-O-Matic". PROIBIDãO A sub-genre of Baile Funk in Brazil is entitled Proibidão, which translates to "highly prohibited". Funk fans say it glorifies local drug dealers and Favela drug lords, and therefore, is seen as especially volatile form of music in the eyes of the Brazilian government. Reportedly, arrests have been made just for possessing CDs of this specific type of Funk/Brazilian Bass music. The group '''Movimento Funk Club''' has recorded a song entitled ''Namoro Depravado'' in 1998 that was subtitled ''Proibidão''. IMPORTANT FUNK CARIOCA GROUPS/ARTISTS Listed after the name of the groups are major hits the group or artist has had.
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