There are favela slums in Belém too – as marginalised and close-knit as those in Rio or Recife. And the music of the Belém favelas is equally dynamic and militant - but with a quite different sound to Nação Zumbi or Afro Reggae. Bands like Coletivo Rádio Cipó fuse local carimbó rhythms with Hip Hop, reggae and Amazon guitar to produce a sound that explodes out of the speakers like a rat-a-tat of gunfire and pounds with rhythm as energising as an intravenous shot of Guaraná. Lyrics denounce corruption, violence and complacence. ( Mondomix )
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