In her ode to Brazilian funk, Rio-born star Anitta excels the most when she takes risks
first started her career as an MC. In Brazil, this means you’re a baile funk singer. Born in Rio suburbs, the MCcame up playing public court parties with massive, 10-feet-high sound systems blasting heavy kicks and crispy snares all night long, realis a tribute to those early beginnings, and also a platform to experiment with the global pop unfolding in the many sonic palettes of today’s baile funk. But the goal isn’t always fulfilled.
Anitta has assembled a formidable team to realize her baile funk vision. This includes the duo Tropkillaz, responsible for blending the latest European and U.S. trends with the raw essence of baile funk. Additionally, the crew Brabo Music merges avant-garde samples and cartoon noises with the pop sounds of Brazilian funk. Music producer Marcio Arantes oversees the harmonization and development of this ensemble, alongside DJ Gabriel do Borel, a central player in Rio’s scene.
The album shines when Anitta spotlights funk in all its rawness and recklessness — the same qualities that propelled the genre to such popularity in Brazil. At its best, baile funk is a blend of harsh drum attacks intertwined by melodious or fierce vocals. Many of Anitta’s experiments are a success: “Savage Funk” patches up EDM build-ups with the bold kicks ofbeat gamut, a quintessential sound of early baile funk.
Anitta goes beyond her Brazilian linkups and keeps up with her Latin American and Spanish-language endeavors — a remarkable approach for a Brazilian artist who’s been establishing her place in Latin music for years, including on her last album,. In the reggaeton-meets-funk track “Double Team,”, Anitta sings with Spanish artist Bad Gyal and Puerto Rican rapper Brray. Breaking through various Latin American sounds, she infuses ‘Aceita’ withvibes. Her rapping is also on point in English in “Grip.
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