FESTIVAL UNIÃO HIP HOP + REGGAE HAS VALETE AND PONTO DE EQUILÍBRIO AS MAIN ATTRACTIONS
Successful event in Brazil arrives in Portugal for its first edition on September 17, at LX Factory.

The Festival União Hip Hop + Reggae already has five successful editions in Recife, Brazil, and has hosted great artists such as Racionais MCs, Edson Gomes, The Congos, Mano Brown, among others.
The musical event bets on the mix between two rhythms and cultures that apparently seem so different, but complement each other, uniting fans from both sides in the same flow.

ABOUT VALETE
VALETE, artistic name of Keidje Torres Lima, is a Portuguese rapper who this year celebrates 20 years since the release of his first album, the iconic “Educação Visual”. One of the greatest in the genre, Valete edited “Colete Amarelo” with the politically incorrect and visceral register so characteristic of Valete, known in the hip hop environment as the heavy metal version of national rap. Activist, historian, storyteller and philosopher, Valete is one of the great contributors to the dissemination of the repertoire of Portuguese music, always aware of his surroundings.

ABOUT PONTO DE EQUILÍBRIO
One of the biggest Brazilian reggae bands returns to Portugal after five years of its last performance and comes big to celebrate its 22 years of career.
Formed by Hélio Bentes (vocals), Márcio Sampaio (guitar), Pedro 'Pedrada' Caetano (bass), Lucas Kastrup (drums), Marcelo Campos (percussion) and Tiago Caetano (keyboards), the group emerged in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in the neighbourhood of Vila Isabel in 1999. The lyrics, composed by the members themselves, convey messages of equality, love and justice, according to the Rasta philosophy. The sound is influenced by dub and samba and some regional rhythms such as capoeira de Angola, maculelê and maracatu. On their return to Portugal, Ponto de Equilíbrio

Festival União HIP HOP + REGGAE
Saturday, September 17th, 7pm, Lx Factory, Lisbon.

VALETE
PONTO DE EQUILIBRIO (BRA)
DON ANDRE
SIMPLY ROCKERS SOUND SYSTEM feat Mayombé
YOUNG BODA

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