26/08/2026
Exactly 20 years ago, on 26th of August 2006, I released the second volume of my „Rio Baile Funk“ compilation on my former label Essay Recordings. Simply called „More Favela B***y Beats“, the second compilation featured another selection of funk tracks that I’d bought on home-burned CD compilations at the street markets in Rio de Janeiro between 2004 and 2006. As with its predecessor, following extensive detective work to track down the rights holders, all the tracks were officially licensed and eventually released on CD and, additionally, as a 4-track vinyl EP. The compilation also featured tracks that I had released in the meantime on my label, Man Recordings, the label I had set up between the release of the first and second compilations. Following the release of “More Favela B***y Beats”, I left Essay Recordings and turned my attention to Baile Funk releases on Man Recordings. The compilation featured tracks by artists such as Mr. Catra, DJ Sandrinho, MC Cris, Dennis DJ, Veronica Costa, Bonde Do Vinho amongst others.
"More Favela B***y Beats" also featured tracks that I had released in the meantime on my label Man Recordings by Edu K, Deize Tigrona and DJ Sandrinho. I had set up the label between the release of the first and second compilations. Following the release of “More Favela B***y Beats”, I left Essay Recordings and turned my attention to Baile Funk releases on Man Recordings.
Brazilian music journalist icon Silvio Essinger, author, amongst others, of the seminal "Batidão" book, wrote the liner notes.
From the 2006 product info: "The Rio dance craze gets another fresh summary treatment by Daniel Haaksman. After the worldwide success of his first compilation “Rio Baile Funk Favela B***y Beats”, Berlin based DJ and music critic Daniel Haaksman went again to Rio de Janeiro to explore street markets, producer studios and baile partys for hot tracks from the sugarloaf city"
I´ve uploaded the tracks in a mix on my Soundcloud, check it out!
https://on.soundcloud.com/ONRqTM9rm0llBUZpcj
