FUNK MUNDIAL: FROM BERLIN TO RIO
Published 10months ago
Man Recordings brings the best European club producers Rio’s bailes.
- Text by Terence Teh
Dazed Digital: When we last spoke you were on your way to Rio…
Daniel Haaksman: I went to Rio right after the Carnival; the city was pretty relaxed, so it was a perfect time. One of the highlights was to perform with Deize Tigrona in a club in Copacabana and seeing how the crowd went nuts. Deize only sings in Portuguese, so in Europe only very few understand what Deize is actually singing about (it’s a lot about sex, in a powerful, feminist way).
DD: Where did the original idea come from to pair up baile funk MCs and European producers?
Daniel Haaksman: When I started to DJ baile funk in Berlin clubs, I was lacking tracks that would combine both European club music and elements of baile funk, so I decided to start the Funk Mundial series. I asked producers like Crookers, Sinden, Feadz or Jesse Rose to create their own interpretations. I knew they were playing baile funk in their sets, were inspired by the music, or had a musical relationship with the roots of baile funk, i.e. Miami Bass or electro funk. All in all, it really worked out. From the more than twenty commissions I gave in the series, I only had to refuse one.
DD: Who is on your future Funk Mundial wish list?
Daniel Haaksman: I’m happy to say that I worked with almost all of my current favourite producers in this series. There’s of course some people I’d love to release a Funk Mundial volume of… Timbaland, The Neptunes, Swizz Beats, DJ Premier...
DD: Feadz and an eight year old MC… that’s an interesting combination?
Daniel Haaksman: MC Gringo, who is one of my artists living in Rio, recorded MC Pretinho in a studio. As Pretinho couldn’t leave his son at home while recording, he brought his 8-year-old Wesley along. Kids in Rio are especially fond of baile funk, as it is the music all teenagers and young adults listen to 24/7, many kids can rap and sing funk tunes, although often they don’t understand what it’s all about. Wesley asked whether he could bang out one of his songs - and thus “Subiu, Desceu” was recorded.
DD: What’s your Top 3 from the Funk Mundial series?
Daniel Haaksman: Crookers feat. MC Leka “Para De Graçinha”
The Count and Sinden feat. MC Thiaguinho “Tamborzuda”
Oliver $ feat. Deize Tigrona “Tá Com Medo De Mim?”
Rio Baile Funk: Funk Mundial is out now on Man Recordings
Crookers - Atomic Baile Boy
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Jesse Rose feat. Deize Tigrona - Toca Pra Mim
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