Bro MC's: Indigenous Rap from Mato Grosso do Sul

Yesterday in the Concertgebouw, two indigenous tribes performed as part of the Brasil Festival Amsterdam. Not in Amsterdam but highlighted on the Brasil Festival website is the rap group Bro MC's (Bruno "New", Charles, Clemerson and Kelvin). These boys come from the Reserva Jaguapiru in Mato Grosso do Sul (west of Brazil) and they use hiphop as a means of expression. With their politically charged texts they try to counter the discriminatory discourse against the indigenous population in Brazil. These younsters show how they have mixed their indigenous language and culture with hiphop beats.