Brazil’s hip-hop scene has witnessed several female rappers claiming a space under spotlight just like male rappers. From Anna Suav to Monna Brutal, learn about the up-and-coming artists who are creating the new sound of Brazil. Felipe Maia |GRAMMYs/Oct 7, 2024 – 09:02 am Hip-hop in Brazil has always been women’s turf. From pioneers like…
This multiyear project brings together scholars, artists and students from Duke, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and the Federal Rural University in Rio de Janeiro to investigate key forms of activism and cultural organizing that reaches Black and poor youth in urban Brazil. In 2023-2024, the team focused on exploring and inventorying the educational techniques…
São Paulo, October 2, 2024 – Netflix announces today the special guests participating in Rhythm and Flow: Brazil, its first Brazilian musical reality show. The lineup features prominent names from the rap scene, which is growing in the country, celebrating established artists and creating opportunities for newcomers. The show will include 20 artists from the…
Just to give you an idea, Spotify announced in 2023 that Brazil was its 3rd largest market for hip-hop streams1, a genre accounting for almost a quarter of the platform’s total. And in Brazil, where every major city and every region has its own musical style, urban music is no longer limited to hip-hop alone: trap…
The five nominees for Best Portuguese Language Urban Performance reflect the diversity of Brazilian music. Listen to the nominated works and tune in to the 2023 Latin GRAMMYs on Nov. 16. The Latin GRAMMYs have introduced three new categories to the awards this year in order to recognize an ever broader spectrum of Latin culture: Songwriter Of…
