Complementing the special film program developed to celebrate the 50 years of the birth of Hip Hop, the festival is hosting to talks that will discuss some of the contributions that the genres has given back to communities, as well as the relevance of music within our societies. 

TALKS CALL TO ACTION

Words that transform
22 WED, 16:30, BATALHA CENTRO DE CINEMA - CAFETARIA & BAR
Guests: Capicua, Fábio Silva
Moderator: Rui Miguel Abreu

Rapping, this ability to think and act on the world in the form of cadenced verse, punctuated by the rhythm of the DJ, has in words its raw material. And words, they say, carry weight, they have power. Rapping, with its strength, has changed the world, affirming itself as a place of speech for so many communities that never had this space for intervention before. But rap wasn't born of spontaneous generation: in America, the modern griots, from Gil Scott-Heron to the Last Poets, tuned their words into a music that was black and urgent, inventive and of the future. When those records were heard in the Bronx, another revolution took place, one that brought us here, to a world in which the art of creating something out of nothing is still valid, a world in which hip hop may stroll along at the top of the sales charts, but its roots are still buried deep in a sacred ground where all the words ever spat in front of a microphone rest, while back there boom and bap were heard in such perfect patterns that they moved the world forward. Nothing has changed. But everything is different now.
Rui Miguel Abreu

Capicua
She discovered hip hop culture in the 90s (through graffiti, then music) and became an apprentice rapper in the 00s. A sociologist by training, she considers herself a militant rapper and is known for her politically engaged writing. She has two mixtapes, three self-titled albums, an EP and two children's book-discs.

Fábio Silva
He has a master's degree in Cinema at the Lisbon Theater and Film School. In 2018, he co-directed his first documentary feature film, Hip to da Hop. He also directed the short films The Death of Isaac and Fruit of Thy Womb, both selected in several national and international film festivals. He is currently working on Your Back Still Burns, his next feature documentary.

Rui Miguel Abreu
Music critic for the Portuguese newspaper Expresso, he also writes for Blitz magazine and the international magazine We Jazz and runs the online platform rimasebatidas.pt. He hosts several radio shows on Antena 3 and has worked on documentaries for Portuguese broadcaster RTP. 

Nó das Antas: Where is Porto Hip Hop?
25 SAT, 16:45, BATALHA CENTRO DE CINEMA - SALA 1
Guests: Ace, Maze, André Carvalho
Moderator: Ricardo Farinha

After the screening of "Não Consegues Criar o Mundo Duas Vezes" (You Can't Create the World Twice), directed by Catarina David and Francisco Noronha focusing on rap from Porto, Ace (Mind da Gap), Maze (Dealema) and André Carvalho (Circus Network) take part in a session moderated by Ricardo Farinha (author of the book "Hip Hop Tuga – Four Decades of Rap in Portugal"). Under the motto of the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop culture, celebrated this year in America, the idea is to debate and reflect on hip hop in Portuguese, talking about its specificities, identities, where it came from and where it's heading. Basically, to take stock of hip hop in Portugal – with a natural emphasis on rap from Greater Porto – establishing a dialogue with the North American reality, delving into history but with an eye to the future.
Ricardo Farinha

Ace
One of the founders of Mind da Gap. As a solo artist, he released his first album in 2003, IntensaMente, entirely produced, written, recorded and mixed by himself. He also produced Marlon Brando, in 2017, and Biografia de uma Consciência, in 2023, under the pseudonym Brando.

Maze
Maze is the artistic name of André Neves, whose artistic productions are part of street art and urban music. He is the MC of Dealema (one of the oldest hip hop groups in the country) and also a pioneer when it comes to graffiti and hip hop in Porto.

André Carvalho
Circus Network was created in 2012 in Porto by André Carvalho and Ana Muska as an informal cultural organisation, evolving in 2015 to become a creative agency, art gallery, shop and co-work. In 2020, André Carvalho created the label Jazzego Records with Hugo Olive.

Ricardo Farinha
Freelance journalist, he collaborates with various media. He has a degree in Journalism from ESCC, writes about music for Rimas e Batidas magazine and is culture editor of NiT magazine. Since 2018 he has been teaching at ETIC about the history of rap in Portugal. In 2023 he launched the book "Hip Hop Tuga – Four Decades of Rap in Portugal".