Facção Central
| Facção Central | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | São Paulo,  Brazil |
| Genres | Rap, Gangsta Rap, Horrorcore, conscious hip hop, with Marxist-leaning lyrics |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Members | Dum-Dum (Vocal) |
| Past members | Eduardo (Vocal) Nego Jurandir Garga and Erick 12 (Toca discos) DJ Binho (Toca discos) J. Areas (Vocal) DJ Marquinhos (Toca discos) |
Facção Central[1] is a Brazilian rap group formed in the year 1998 the new training members Dum-Dum, DJ Binho.
It was formed in 1989 in São Paulo by left the group and they were replaced by Dum Dum and DJ Binho.[clarification needed]
At the beginning of 1998 Garga left the band and Erick 12 became a new member, but nowadays he is just the group's music producer.
Eduardo (composer and performer) and Dum-Dum (performer) were born and grew up in favelas in an environment where social violence, criminality, drug trafficking and drug addiction were rampant. This violent past became a source of inspiration to Eduardo's political lyrics.[2] The group is regarded in the Brazilian rap scene as the "Brazilian Geto Boys" because of the political-gangsta content of its lyrics.
Contents
Discography
Compilation albums
- 1993 - Movimento Rap Vol. 2
- 1999 - Família Facção
Studio albums
- 1994 - Juventude de Atitude
- 1998 - Estamos de Luto
- 1999 - Versos Sangrentos
- 2001 - A Marcha Fúnebre Prossegue
- 2003 - Direto do Campo de Extermínio
- 2006 - O Espetáculo do Circo dos Horrores
Live albums
- 2005 - Facção Central - Ao Vivo
Members
- Dum-Dum - (1989–present)
- Eduardo - (1989–2013)
- Moysés - (2013–2014)
- DJ Erick 12 - (1997–2001)
- DJ Garja - (1989–1996)
