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Brazilian rap artist earns high praise from country’s music scene

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Kleber Gomes, better known by his stage name of Criolo, is one of Brazil’s most prominent rappers. His music, which draws inspiration from his humble upbringing in the favelas os Sao Paulo, has been praised by some of Brazil’s most well-known musicians.

As MTV enters 30th year, nostalgia for return to music videos

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Reliving the Golden Age of MTV

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Craig Marks: I Want My MTV

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Garotas Suecas

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You may recall the band Brazilian Girls. It’s somewhat misnamed: there are no girls from Brazil in it. Along comes a band from Brazil called Garotas Suecas. That means Swedish Girls, but, again, no girls from Sweden. The World’s Marco Werman has more.

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MTV’s take on Arab pop

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Ben Gilbert reports on MTV Arabia, a new music television channel based in the United Arab Emirates which offers a wide variety of content

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