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 FAVELA ON BLAST
Favela bolada
Brasil, 2008, 80 min, Cor, Documentary
Language: portuguese
SYNOPSIS
The documentary portrays the culture surrounding funk carioca, a beat that mixes American electronic funk of the 1980s with influences from Brazilian music. The baile funk (funk ball) is probably one of the most interesting musical movements in the world, but it certainly comes from one of the most violent and poorest places as well: the slums of Rio de Janeiro (favelas). This music is the personalization of the raw element. Bombastic rhythms coming from the American Miami Bass, loops, and samples fused with powerful rap vocals using Brazilian slang.
DIRECTOR
Leandro HBL was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in 1977. Graduated in Communication and art in PUC-MG (1999). In 1996 created the Mosquito Project, where works as creative director. Studied cinematography in Cuba in the Internacional School of Cinema and TV (San Antonio de Los Baños). Worked in the Cinema Department of FABRICA. Developes workes of grafic design, photography, video, cinema and equipments.
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