The artist performed at the Autódromo de Interlagos on the Alternative Stage on the first day of the event
Marcelo D2 He warmed up the cold afternoon of Friday the 22nd with his new traditional samba. The rapper formed a samba circle on the Alternative Stage on the first day of Lollapalooza 24, in what was definitely one of the most exciting performances of the day. The presentation opened with an audio of Marcelo’s mother talking about the setlist and giving a taste of what would come in the next hour.
Next, the musician took the stage to the sound of “UNTIL IT CLEARS.“, range Iboru (2023), the artist’s most recent project. the story begins to be made there: Marcelo D2 took samba to the Lollapalooza for the first time. Accompanied by passionate fans, everything took on an even more special touch.
With a successful career, D2 he did not ignore the tracks that established him as one of the biggest artists on the scene. Still in the first block, the artist performed “Vent“, partnership with Claudiaoriginally released in 2008, on the album The Art of Noise.
Despite saying that he wanted to focus on the music during the presentation, in the few moments in which he spoke, the rapper thanked the audience that accompanies him and that was with him whenever he performed at the festival — with his partners from Planet Hempwith Looking for the perfect beat and now, with The New Traditional Samba.
The artist also spoke of the four years in which areas such as art, education and science were attacked during the previous government. And he spoke about the prohibition of marijuana in Brazil, one of the issues that the artist has been fighting for since the beginning of his artistic career.
Back to the music, the rapper asked for permission to take the audience to “the man’s backyard” Pagodinho“, and sang “My faith“, classic by Zeca. Throughout the show he once again paid tribute to his colleague, singing “Ways“, from the album Cosme’s Patota (1987).
In a festive and exciting moment, the artist legalized love by bringing his wife, Luiza Machado to the front of the stage to count “Rainwater in the Sea” with him. Before performing the eternal classic in the voice of the unforgettable Beth Carvalhothe singer explained that he and his wife got married shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic, so he wanted to take advantage of the performance to celebrate their love.
Returning to Iboru, Marcelo D2 also performed “KALUNDU.“, his partnership with Matthew Hallelujahmusician who was one ofYouTincoãs, a group formed in the 1960s, in Bahia. The rapper classified the singer’s voice as “ancestral”.
To the sound of the first notes of “What it is?” the singer’s fans went crazy. The song, released in 2003 on the album Looking for the perfect beatis one of the rapper’s biggest hits to date and, live, it gains a special touch with the audience’s chorus that carries each verse of the song on the tip of their tongue.
To close, D2 returned to samba, singing one of the Rio singer-songwriter’s biggest hits Leci Brandão. The artist ended the presentation with “Zé do Caroço.” More than a show, the rapper gave a musical research class and showed the links between rap and samba, between the artist and the public in a celebration of national music.
Source: Rollingstone
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