Last month, the Brazilian artist Ludmilla made history: After powering through her hits during a breakout set at Coachella, she became the first Afro-Latina to perform at the music festival. She riled ...

Four decades after it originated in the favelas of Rio, a new wave of the electronic music genre is exploding on TikTok, and inspiring the likes of Cardi B and Travis Scott Harsh, thunderous kicks; ...

For almost three decades, Brazil’s baile funk music genre has been attacked by conservative groups and reactionary media. Now, however, leading figures from this home-grown hip-hop scene are taking a ...

Brazil has long been a laboratory for sonic innovation, synthesizing the unique musical traditions of the country’s diverse population. At the cutting edge is baile funk, a sound that stems back ...

Gabriela Vallim reflects on the booming interest in baile funk in the UK, and explains the complex social history behind the Brazilian sound and why it's important to recognise its impact as a tool of ...

Beatport has added a new, dedicated genre category for Brazilian funk. The music platform launched the new category on Wednesday (April 30), as part of plans to "recognise one of Brazil's most dynamic ...

The evolution of Brazilian baile funk music parallels that of American hip-hop. It’s an urban grassroots musical movement that emerged in the 1980s with in low-income, violence-ridden communities ...

Join us for a night celebrating the sounds of Baile Funk with the one and only DJ Coco Mansilla! We are so excited to bring Brazil to Arts Club in Liverpool this May! We will be partying to the best ...

Four years ago, the Brazilian singer-songwriter Anitta climbed to the top of Brazil's music industry, winning some of its biggest music awards and becoming its foremost pop star. But with that stardom ...

Tickets now off sale on Skiddle. Tickets will be available on the door or via this link: https://fatso.ma/3aa9 We are so excited to bring Brazil to Lost Horizon in Bristol this January! We will be ...