MC Gringo
MC Gringo (born Bernhard Hendrik Hermann Weber Ramos de Lacerda ) is from Stuttgart originating in Brazil living German Baile Funk - MC and radio journalist .
biography
In 2001, the trained industrial clerk Bernhard Hendrik Hermann Weber traveled to Brazil. There he married a Brazilian woman and has had the surname Weber Ramos de Lacerda ever since . As MC Gringo, he raps today about life in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro .
By the end of 2007 the Berlin label Man Recordings released album Gringão , appearances in the famous Brazilian TV show of Jô Soares and on the radio Mundial -Bühne of TIM - Festival in Rio de Janeiro, he was posted at various festivals for more shows. MC Gringo also toured in the United States .
In February 2008, MC Gringo toured England, Germany, Austria and Switzerland for the first time.
For the soccer World Cup 2014 in Brazil, MC Gringo released its own World Cup song entitled Deutscher Fußball ist geil , which garnered media attention in Brazil as well as in Germany.
Discography
- 2008: Gringão (Man Recordings)
- 2014: German football is great (MusicPost)
- 2016: Tributo ao Rio
- 2018: Zkittlez (feat. 6ix9ine)
Web links
- Official website of MC Gringo
- MC Gringo at Allmusic (English)
- Report about MC Gringo at Spiegel.de
- Report about MC Gringo at Spex.de
- Football column by MC Gringo at taz.de
- Product information for publication "Gringão" on Man Recordings (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b article at Zeit.de about MC Gringo
- ↑ Music video for "German Football is Geil"
- ↑ German sings World Cup hit in favela
- ↑ MC Gringo and his World Cup song from the favelas
personal data | |
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SURNAME | MC Gringo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weber Ramos de Lacerda, Bernhard Hendrik Hermann |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rapper and radio journalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |