Various Artists
Rio Baile Funk - Favela Booty Beats
12" Vinyl Album Sampler
Cat.-No.: AY 04

People, get ready: Coz Rio Baile Funk is here to blow your mind. Forget what you heard in that Nissan spot, this is the real shit. This four track, DJ friendly vinyl, introduces the original, uncut, present day street sound of Rio's favelas. Be it Dennis DJ with the earth tweaking beats of "Tire A Camisa", the electro funk of Bonde Tiagro, the Rap/Metal fusion of De Falla or the anthem "Tapinha", this 12" mini collection rocks hard and shows what Brasil is up to these days.Yes, no samba, no bossa here, just big drum sounds that are raw and funky, MC rhymes with portugese punchlines that make 50 Cent look like a whimp.

Shake that booty and give shout outs to the hottest new sound of summer 2004: Rio Baile Funk!

TRACKLIST

A1 Dennis DJ "Tire A Camisa"
A floor shaking, rumbling rocker. Produced by Dennis DJ, on of Furacao 2000's most prominent producers. Furacao 2000 is THE Rio funk sound system

A2 Bonde Do Tiagro "A Baile Todo"
The Nr.1 boy group of baile funk comes with a Portugese electro version of "Who Let The Dogs Out?". Artur Baker, eat your heart out!

B1 De Falla "Popozuda Rock n'Roll"
A track that was started as a joke by its producers and eventually became a big hit amongst Rio's sound systems. 808 beats and a heavy metal guitar, combined with the furious raps of De Falla make this tune a true Baile Funk anthem. As if Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin teamed up again, this time in Rio.

B2 MCs Naldinho and Beth "Tapinha"
Another Furacao 2000 production, "Tapinha" was one of the biggest baile funk hits of recent years. The tune became so big in Brasil, that a samba version was made of it (featured on the CD compilation).