A Rio de Janeiro group that mixed Brazilian funk beats with holiday themes and unexpected international collaborations.
For their mix of holiday and funk, start with 'Natal Branco'. To hear their take on a classic, there's 'Far, Far Away On Judea's Plains'.
Natal took baile funk, that raw, percussive Rio sound, and ran it through Christmas carols and holiday standards, creating something genuinely odd and specific. Their track 'Natal Branco' shows how they could make a familiar seasonal theme feel local and street-level. Working with names like Snoop Dogg and Wyclef Jean on their albums pulled that Rio funk sound into a wider, weirder conversation.
They formed in Rio in the late 1990s, putting out albums with titles like 'Natal: É o Baile Funk'. By 2002 they had a single called 'Bate o Sino', and their lineup included DJ Rennan da Penha and MC Smith. Their lyrics sometimes touched on social issues, which drew some criticism at the time.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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