Originating from the Rio nightclubs, what young Brazilians call "Funk" may not represent the best of their youth culture. Think crude west coast 90's hip hop a la 2 Live Crew, only more poorly executed and in Portuguese. However this month the annual city-wide cultural festival Virada Cultural put on a lesson in REAL Funk when they invited legendary bass-player and inventor of the "slap" technique Larry Graham to perform. The result? A killer set of Funk classics ending in this on-stage party for those lucky onlookers pulled up onto the stage. (click on image to enlarge)
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