Transformações no funk carioca (1980-2017): cenário sócio-histórico e cultural, hibridismos e principais personagens

Abstract

This research analyzes the transformations that the funk carioca went through from its beginnings in Brazil, in 1980, until the year 2017. In order to do this, five important pieces from the musical genre and the previously mentioned temporal cut were analyzed, namely: Rap das Aranhas - Cidinho Cambalhota (1989), Feira de Acarí - MC Batata (1990), Cerol na mão – Bonde do Tigrão (2001), Show das Poderosas – Anitta (2013), and Bum Bum Tam Tam – MC Fioti (2017). In addition to the analysis of these songs, the work also seeks to trace a bit of funk history in the country, as well as to point out some of its main actors. The methodologies used in this research were diverse, and included the use of theoretical works from both the humanities and the arts, and from cultural history theories (BRESCIANI, 1996; HALL, 2006; VARHAS, 2007), anthropology and analysis (Mayrini, 2005), with the notion of hybridism as the major guide (Canclini, 2005). This research shows that the transformations occurring in the funk are made possible by the context of globalization that has impacted the world especially since 1980 and that currently this style of music is becoming increasingly closer to international pop music.