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  "slug": "bob-rum",
  "name": "Bob Rum",
  "description": "Bob Rum appears 2 times in our Baile Funk and Dancing to Bad News lists, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-31",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/bob-rum/",
  "appearanceCount": 2,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1995,
    "last": 1995
  },
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    "rank": 2,
    "list": "Baile Funk"
  },
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    },
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      "kind": "curator",
      "slug": "dancing-to-bad-news",
      "name": "Dancing to Bad News",
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      "trackKey": "bob-rum--rap-do-silva",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/bob-rum--rap-do-silva/",
      "title": "Rap do Silva",
      "year": 1995,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A narrative about a boy killed by the police, and one of the first funk records to reach national radio. It was banned from some stations for exactly that.",
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          "exact": false
        },
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        "name": "Baile Funk",
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    },
    {
      "trackKey": "bob-rum--rap-do-silva",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/bob-rum--rap-do-silva/",
      "title": "Rap do Silva",
      "year": 1995,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A boy shot by the police, told over the plainest baile beat there is, and it reached national radio before some stations banned it for the story rather than the noise. The party rhythm is what got it heard at all.",
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        }
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