Musicrael, Criolo and Mano Brown perform in SP: ‘celebration of three careers’

Rael, Cryleand Mano Brownthree powers of the hip hop scene, unite for a special presentation that takes place this Saturday, 22, in São Paulo. More than one show, the event is a celebration of national rap and three careers, as Rael In an interview with Rolling Stone Brazil.

The musician also spoke of his new album, which will be released soon. We already had a sample of what the artist prepares with the singles “On the lawless track“, collaboration with Rincon Sapiência and FBCand “Wave (quote the wave)“, with Mano Brown and Dom Filó. This Thursday reaches the platforms the third and penultimate single before the official release, “Vibe,” partnership with Ludmilla. Read the full interview below.

Rolling Stone Brazil: How are the preparations for the show “Criolo, Rael and Mano Brown”?
Rael: This show was ready, only it was an hour long, because it was created for festivals. Now, in a show of our own, we had to scramble in the repertoire, the setlist, introduce more songs and make them make sense to everyone and combine. Today, we are here in the second rehearsal and we are enjoying everything that is happening. It is a great happiness to be with two great artists you admire and who also have friendship and respect. Admiration is mutual among us. I can’t wait to arrive Saturday, the preparations are bubbling, the boiling ideas, we are in that rhythm.

RS: Where did the idea of ​​joining Brown and Criolo come from this presentation?
R: O Brown already had a show with the Crylethey had presented themselves a few times. When the Sweet wonders made the invitation to both, the Brown He decided to include me to add with them on the show. I felt very honored because I started my career singing Rationals MC’sat the age of eleven, so be on the side of the Mano Brown It’s something I can’t assimilate to this day. It is a great admiration that I have for the person, the work, the posture and everything. Cryle He’s my friend since kid, I have known him since he was 14.

When I met him, he was already rap. In this show, we are celebrating together. It is more than a spectacle, it is a celebration of three people, three careers that had struggle, resilience and that comes from three different broken. I’m from Iporanga Garden, Cryle Grajaú and the Mano Brown from Capon. We experience all this atmosphere of periphery, favela, cross challenges, survive all existing chaos within the peripheries, survive urban violence, police violence and racism. Through rap, we can manifest our art, our ideas and convey to other people. It is very massive to be doing this show together that tells all our history and the subjectivity of each, celebrating the national rap, this tool that instructed us, gave us success and strength.

RS: Will this show go through other cities?
R: So, at first, this show would pass in other cities. We have already done Rio de Janeiro with the Sweet wonders and in Brasilia. We are doing in Sao Paulo now. Maybe he can go through another city, but it is not known. This may be the last one, as it may not be. We are not yet sure, due to the difficulty of reconciling each other’s schedule, but willingness on the part of the three is not lacking. It is a show that we feel very desired, because we are happy to be celebrating and doing together, adding. It is a new format too, nowadays there are many festivals or has a show by one artist. This format is a new model of spectacle as well.

RS: You launched two singles, being “on the Lawless Track” with the participation of FBC and Rincon Sapiência; and “wave” with Mano Brown and Dom Filó; that will be on the new album. Will these tracks be at the show?
R: From these tracks I already launched, “Wave” with Mano Brown and Dom FilóIt is the track that will be sung live for the first time. I’m very happy to have made this partnership with the Dom Filó and the Mano Browncelebrating the wave of Cassianshowing that this wave is alive and reverberating to this day.

RS: Do you want to release more singles before the album?
R: Yes, tomorrow I throw another single called “Vibe”It is a track with the influence of Amapian, original rhythm of South Africa that I dared to do here in Brazil, my way, along with the Ludmilla. In this single, we are browsing different waves, this rhythm is new to both. I’m enjoying this song a lot, I have an expectation about it, I believe people will like, they will dance, it’s a song up, make this body invitation to move, you know?

And I’m very happy to release “Vibe”With the LudmillaI admire her as an artist, as a person, my closure is her, I’m happy that she has stifled to embark on this wave with me. I hope you all like it!

RS: What can we advance to this project?
R: “Vibe”With the participation of Ludmillais the penultimate single before the official release of the album. In March, we will release another single and the album called Wave. This is a album that has nine appearances by artists from various genres, is the album that has more features in my career. I allowed myself to navigate several different waves that I had never sought to do: there is Bahian pagoda, forró, afrobeat, love Song and Brazilian Black Music. Anyway, it’s a record that I’m very excited, very happy with his result and I don’t see the time for release. In a month, we will have the release of another single and the album Wave.

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