MC Hariel says he opened the show at The Town with ‘Cracolândia’ to show ‘SP they don’t want to see’

[ad_1]

On a stage with a structure inspired by skyscrapers, MCs sang music about the dark side of SP. Singer criticized lack of representation of the periphery in the structure: ‘No shack’ MC Hariel says why he decided to open the show at The Town with ‘Cracolândia’ The song “Cracolândia” was not chosen by chance to open the show by MCs Hariel, Ryan SP and Cabelinho at The Town festival, this Saturday (2). Follow The Town 2023 coverage On a stage with a structure inspired by the majesty of São Paulo’s skyscrapers, the objective was to show the capital “that people don’t want to see”, said Hariel, in an interview with g1, after the presentation. “It’s not just São Paulo, Brazil that people don’t want to see. This image of a country of wonders, of samba, of partying still stands, but in our country more people die than in countries that are at war”, he added. MCs Hariel and Ryan SP in The Town dressing room Rafael Leal /g1 Recorded by the MC with Ryan SP, Salvador da Rima and Alok, “Cracolândia” has lyrics that talk about the darkest side of the city: crime, addiction and abandonment. “It is obvious that we want to emphasize happiness, but we cannot be hypocrites either. Funk got here because it was real.” ‘No shack’ With a repertoire that mixes funk and trap (rap’s most drawn-out aspect), Hariel and Ryan represent the music produced on the outskirts of São Paulo. Cabelinho, a funk singer and actor in the soap opera “Vai na Fé” (Globo), is a child of the Pavão-Pavãozinho-Cantagalo community, in Rio. A mirrored structure representing a favela shack was the main scenic element of the trio’s stage at The Town. MCs Hariel, Ryan SP and Cabelinho party with trap and funk at The Town 2023 Hariel says it was a response to the absence of elements from poorer areas in the festival’s visual identity. “Several monuments in São Paulo were being honored on stage, but there wasn’t a shack honoring a favela. This is constructive criticism”, assesses Hariel. “When we want to honor the things built, we also have to honor the people who built them.” For Hariel, peripheral music, although it has gained space at festivals in recent years, still appears on the sidelines at major events such as The Town “We were very happy to participate in events such as The Town, Rock in Rio [festival dos mesmos organizadores]but we also want ‘funk in Rio’, ‘funk town’ to exist, because our movement deserves all of that.”

[ad_2]

Source link