It started at Minas Gerais, in the 70s. Inpired by brazilian northeast sounds, Edu Lobo handmade an irresistible masterpiece that sounded like a railway timed over a tempo called 'baião'. It was called Casa Forte (Strong House, in english).
Afterwards, but not far from the 70s, Banda Black Rio, from Rio de Janeiro, inspired and motivated, released an incredible and dope longplay called Maria Fumaça. There, they remixed the same Casa Forte from Edu Lobo, changing radically what was originally made. Obviously, Banda Black Rio followed a funky line, so it would be weird if a railway and a 'baião' tempo kept sounding. By the way, their setlist has a song called Baião.
And then the wave breaks. Mos Def and his amazing skills finished the process that moulded Casa Forte.
André Camarão Ramos

