From “brega paraense” to “tecnobrega”: history and tradition at the web series Sampleados

Abstract

This paper examines a musical web series Sampleados. Describing its episodes, we discussed possible links between history and popular music made in Brazil. The series was broadcast in 2015 and, indirectly, tells us part of the history of the style called “brega paraense” by introducing, in its narratives, songs and artists considered representatives of the phenomenon since the 1980s. By invoking certain past, Sampleados presents the “brega” as a kind of musical tradition. Therefore we seek to highlight the contradictions that permeate historical narratives from the contributions of Paul Ricoeur.