FUNCEB announces R$1 million to strengthen Hip-Hop Culture in Bahia

In a movement that demonstrates recognition of the cultural and social importance of Hip-Hop in Bahia, the Fundação Cultural do Estado da Bahia (FUNCEB) announced an investment of R$1 million to strengthen the movement over the next five years. The contribution, coming from the Aldir Blanc Law, will be used to carry out projects, events and awards that aim to recognize, value and protect Hip-Hop culture in the state.

The announcement was made by the director of FUNCEB, Sara Prado, last Thursday afternoon (2), during a meeting with representatives of the Bahia Hip-Hop Parliamentary GT, a working group linked to Construção Nacional Hip-Hop, Bahia session, in addition to collectives, crews and initiatives that make up the various elements of the movement.

Sara Prado highlighted the importance of mobilizing and organizing the segment in recent times to guarantee this achievement. “Hip-Hop in Bahia is a vibrant and transformative cultural force, which deserves all our recognition and support,” she said. “This investment is just the beginning of a commitment that FUNCEB has with the future of Hip-Hop in the state.”

Well Santiago, one of the mobilizers of the Parliamentary GT, this is the moment to recognize the strength of the makers of Hip-Hop Culture throughout Bahia. “We have been talking to the executive branch of the state government over the last year. Through this collective achievement, by allocating substantial resources to Hip-Hop in Bahia, FUNCEB recognizes not only the artistic value of this form of expression, but also its vital role in building identity, promoting racial reparation, and social inclusion. and in expanding cultural dialogue in Bahia.

Notice distribution and launch criteria: The meeting also resulted in the creation of a temporary Working Group to discuss the criteria for distributing the resource in the notice. FUNCEB has until May 11th to send the results of these discussions to the Ministry of Culture (Minc), with the aim of launching and executing the first edition of the notice later this year.

In addition to the notice, we have made an effort to ensure that Hip-Hop is also covered in a transversal way by cultural policies such as safeguarding, mobility, among others. Furthermore, we seek to guarantee the representation of the diversity of the movement, through the five elements of Hip-Hop, but also thinking about territorialization and internalization of these policies”, said Má Reputação, MC and representative of the Parliamentary GT.

Source: Ascom/Funceb