Chic Show (2023)

9.0/10 • 90 min • Documentary

Overview

Discover the history of the Chic Show ball, an iconic black music party in São Paulo. The event was a milestone in the life of São Paulo. Held in halls across the city in the 1970s and 1980s, the show became a meeting point for black culture and opened up space for funk, soul, rap and pagode, among other rhythms. The party welcomed names such as Tim Maia, Sandra de Sá, Gilberto Gil, Djavan, Bebeto and Carlos Dafé, as well as international artists such as Kurtis Blow, Betty Wright and James Brown.

Cast

Jorge Ben Jor

Péricles

Self

Salgadinho

Mano Brown

Ice Blue

Emicida

Self

Gilberto Gil

Sandra de Sá

Self

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