Afro-Brazil 2014: Sango's 'Da Rocinha 2' Takes Baile Funk Into Hip-Hop Territory
Sango takes baile funk into booming hip-hop territory with his 'Da Rocinha 2' tape, printed in limited edition vinyl by Jakarta Records.
<p><em>As we gear up for next summer's <strong>World Cup</strong> in Brazil 2014, we'll be taking moments to highlight some select Brazilian tracks that come across our desks. From capoeira music (an accompaniment to the sport) and maracatu to samba and the favela-bred baile funk, t<em>he influence of African cultures & sounds on the South American nation's own arts is immeasurable</em>. In our series <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/?s=afro-brazil+2014" target="_blank">Afro-Brazil 2014</a> </strong>we'll be digging into a few of these 'ritmos e batidas' from Brazil. </em></p><p>————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————</p><p><a href="http://soulection.com/" target="_blank"><strong>Soulection</strong></a> producer <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/07/03/sango-da-rocinha/" target="_blank"><strong>Sango,</strong></a> one of Okayplayer's <a href="http://www.okayplayer.com/news/okayplayer-top-14-new-artists-to-watch-for-2014.html/" target="_blank">Top 14 Artists To Watch in 2014</a>, dropped this Brazilian-inspired <a href="http://www.okayplayer.com/news/sango-brazil-beats-da-rocinha-2-full-album-stream-mp3.html" target="_blank"><em>Da Rocinha 2</em></a> beat tape a couple months ago. Much like its <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/07/03/sango-da-rocinha/" target="_blank">original installment</a>, <em>Da Rocinha 2</em> (named after the largest favela in Brazil)<em> </em>takes off from a baile funk standpoint, with Sango looping and remolding samples of the Rio de Janeiro dance genre into booming hip-hop progressions.</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>Berlin/Cologne label <strong><a href="http://www.jakarta-records.de/" target="_blank">Jakarta Records</a> </strong>just announced that they'll be printing a limited 444 vinyl copies of the Sango's previously bandcamp-only <em>Da Rocinha 2. </em>Along with that announcement comes the unreleased album bonus track "Pôr Do Sol Parte 2," which flips 60s vocal group <strong>The Whispers</strong>' <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IUhtHlv53g&feature=kp" target="_blank">"You Are Number One,"</a> which in turn was later sampled in <strong>Monica</strong>'s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IUhtHlv53g&feature=kp" target="_blank">"So Gone."</a></p><p>Stream the track below and <a href="http://jakartarecords-label.bandcamp.com/album/da-rocinha-2" target="_blank">pre-order the limited vinyl</a> of <em>Da Rocinha 2</em>. Plus, if you're at SXSW catch Sango at our <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2014/03/04/sxsw-2014-okayplayer-official-showcase-petite-noir-young-fathers-christian-tiger-school/" target="_blank">Okayplayer & Soulection showcase</a> this Friday 3/14.</p><p><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/139025018&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe></p><p><em>Catch our previous Afro-Brazil 2014 installments: <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/10/30/brazil-2014-karol-conka-boa-noite/" target="_blank"><strong>Karol Conka</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/11/06/brazil-2014-buraka-som-sistema-adidas-samba-bota/" target="_blank"><strong>Buraka Som Sistema x Adidas</strong></a>, and <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/11/07/brazil-2014-tropicalia-documentary/" target="_blank">Tropicália: A Film by Marcelo Machado</a></strong>.</em></p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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