Brazil beats Argentina in funkiness
Nov 23rd, 2007, 07:47 pm
I feel like partying like it’s 1985 when I hear “Som de Preto” (I think it roughly means “The Black Man Sound” in Portuguese) by Brazilian rap group Amilckar E Chocolate. Just watch the video, and you’ll know what I’m talking about:
I really have no clue what they’re saying, but the beat is pretty damn infectious. The song reminds me of the “put your hands in the air/and wave ‘em like you just don’t care” days of American rap back in the late ’70s and early ’80s.
Except this song came out only within the past few years.
I first heard “Som de Preto” a year and a half ago after listening to Slum Dunk Presents: Funk Carioca, a funk carioca (a rowdy Brazilian genre of rap similar to Miami bass) compilation album.
Only if Argentina had music this funky.