Heavily reliant on the Roland TR-808 drum machine.
Founded in 1983 by five friends from the in Rio's South Zone, Curtisom Rio—originally just "Curti Som"—began with humble roots. The founders, including Reginaldo and his brother Serjão, pooled their minimum-wage earnings to build their first speaker boxes in Rocinha. FUNK MELODY DAS ANTIGAS EQUIPE CURTISOM RIO ANOS 80
What started as small house parties soon transformed into a cultural powerhouse known as the (The Blue Wall), famous for its massive stacked speaker systems that rumbled through Rio's history. The Soundtrack: From Freestyle to Melody Heavily reliant on the Roland TR-808 drum machine
The Blue Wall of Sound: The Legacy of Curtisom Rio and the 80s Funk Melody What started as small house parties soon transformed
Baile crowds danced to legends like Stevie B (the "King of Freestyle"), Tony Garcia, and Hassan. A Culture of Resistance and Celebration