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Baco Exu Do Blues

Nascido em Salvador, Diogo Alvaro Ferreira Moncorvo, 23 anos, também conhecido como Baco Exu Do Blues, explodiu em 2016, após o lançamento de sua faixa “Sulicídio”, que criticou o cenário do rap brasileiro por se concentrar no Rio de Janeiro e São Paulo, e reivindicar representação para outros estados brasileiros. Este ano, o rapper baiano venceu o Grand Prix do festival Cannes Lions, um dos mais importantes do mercado publicitário, com o curta "Bluesman". O álbum e o filme receberam uma série de prêmios e geraram 20 milhões de visualizações no YouTube e um aumento de 495% nos ouvintes mensais do artista no Spotify. O filme provocou um novo debate importante sobre o racismo institucionalizado e inspirou um movimento nacional pelo qual as pessoas se identificam como 'Bluesman' em apoio à mensagem do Baco Exu do Blues.

Born in Salvador, 23 year-old Diogo Alvaro Ferreira Moncorvo (aka Baco Exu Do Blues) blew up in 2016, following the release of his track “Sulicídio” which criticized Brazil’s rap scene for concentrating on Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and claiming representation for other Brazilian states. This year The rapper from Bahia, won the Grand Prix of the Cannes Lions festival, one of the most important in the advertising market, with the short film "Bluesman". The album and film have received a string of awards and have generated 20 million YouTube views and a 495% increase in the artist’s monthly Spotify listeners. The film has sparked an important new debate on institutionalised racism and has inspired a national movement whereby people are identifying themselves as ‘Bluesman’ in support of Baco Exu do Blues’ message.

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