The Afro-Brazilian performer is considered to be the “crazy black Queen of the Favelas”. An energetic activist in a country that has moved to the right. Now she is in Berlin – with a universal Message.
Just a month after the documentary “Bixa Travesty” about Linn Quebradas youth year was celebrated there at the Berlinale in 2018, with the Teddy Award, experienced the Queer movement in Brazil, a severe blow: The Afro-Brazilian city Councilor Marielle Franco was shot in March 2018 in Rio de Janeiro. Activist Quebrada, the anrappt against the traditional roles and power relationships, fighting determination, and recently gave a sold-out concert in Berlin.
Only a few weeks after the newly elected Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro promised in his inaugural speech, to “fight Gender ideology” and to grant LGBT people have no rights, fights Quebrada strongly against political violence, as she stressed during her Berlin Show. It fights against conditions in a country that had to leave the gay MP Jean Wyllys, recently out of fear for his life.
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Quebrada wearing a tight Bodysuit on Sunday (27. January) during the annual Festival ” CTM ” appearance in the Berlin “Hebbel am Ufer” (HAU) – the emphasis of your character will be to the weapon. The hair close-cropped, frame glued rhinestones to her face and cover the barbed wire Tattoo on your forehead. This evening she is not alone on the stage, but with nine other musicians and performers, among them her companion and childhood friend Jup do Barrio (“Black Queen Vocal”).
“My skin is a cloak of courage”
They both started as the Favela-rappers with a blend of Funk Carioca and Hip-Hop, together, they perform texts such as “My black skin is a cloak of courage” while fighting against TRANS-phobia in their country, according to the Trans Murder Monitoring in 2016, more transgender people to the victims fell than in any other.
The Name Quebrada is a word game: Translated from Portuguese it means “broken”, in São Paulo, he is a Slang-term for the poor and the criminal the edge of the mega-cities districts. Linn da Quebrada is Broken, therefore, the “wonder full”, a representative for the queer, black, poor, and broken people in the Favelas of São Paulo.
Hash Browns Gun Shots
The breakthrough for the performer, and actress Quebrada with the release of their Debut music video “Enviadescer” (2016) managed. Swept along by a funky Carioca rhythm is of the essence your male Lover to the queer Lifestyle. With rouged lips, she raps directly into the camera, surrounded by a colorful crowd of young, queer dancers.
With “Bixa Preta” (2017), a powerful answer to MC João’s Hit “Baile de Favela” (2015), Macho-stylized Quebrada to a
“the black Queen of the Favelas”. The Song plays according to the picturesque, with pistol shots, energetic, feisty, and a Highlight of the Live performances. With the Song, which was even broadcast on national TV channel Globo, gives you a hitherto marginalized youth a voice. You 2017 subsequently released Debut Album “Pajubá” could you record thanks to Crowdfunding and Finance.
Gender Terrorism
After the presentation in Berlin Quebrada DW told that the title of your album, the language a code refers to the developed over generations in the Brazilian Transgender movement and words from the West African Yoruba. Finally, language as well as presentation is an important part of the brand Quebrada, who describes herself as a “Gender terrorist”.
Rappers since youth time: Quebrada (left) and Jup do Barrio to the concert in Berlin
Hardly the first Song is over, rose, the entire audience of the theatre seats in the HAU in Berlin, and dancing. On a video screen, the song lyrics will be projected during the into English and is aimed at the growing international audience. As Quebrada “Come together trans and dykes” sings, the formation of your audience to the Front against masochism, Patriarchy and men’s privileges.
Intrepid Resistance
In view of the open-Homosexual hostility, both of the Brazilian President Bolsonaro, who was “incapable of loving a gay son”, as well as the US President, Trump, the Transgender people from military service to exclude, the long-suppressed Afro-Brazilian LGBT movement to the resistance against right-wing populists.
Linn Da Quebrada: “the Black Queen of the Favelas”
On the Album “Pajubá” the previous Hit “Enviadescer” darker and more aggressive. With this Song Quebrada ended her Berlin concert, and it sounds like the global anthem of a movement: “And now macho alpha, there is nowhere to run… I’ve already broken my closet, now I’m going to destroy you!” (And now, you little masochistic Alpha, there is no place you could hide… I’ve already destroyed my wardrobe, now I’m going to destroy you).
Linn da Quebrada is on Friday, 1. February 2019 to hear the CTM-Festival and an artists ‘ talk, following the award-winning documentary “Bixa Travesty” is shown. In addition, the Brazilian at the closing party on 3 is. February a DJ-Set play.