Gerson King Combo

𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙠 𝙧𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮—𝙉𝙖 𝙑𝙞𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙤𝙢 𝙋𝙚𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙪𝙥 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚-𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙤’𝙨 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙨.

“Mandamentos Black” is a stone-cold anthem of Brazil’s Black Rio movement—an Afro-Brazilian manifesto set to a relentless funk groove, with Gerson’s commanding voice delivering a message of pride, resistance, and unity over brass stabs and a bassline made to shake the block. A staple in any set touching on rare groove, Latin funk, or politically charged soul.

Flip it for “Funk Brother Soul,” an even deeper blast of mid-’70s grit and swagger—hard drums, wah-wah guitar, and punchy horns all locking into a raw, unfiltered groove that wouldn’t be out of place on a JB’s setlist, but filtered through Rio de Janeiro heat.

These tracks haven’t lost a bit of their power. Essential wax for fans of Tim Maia Racional, Tony Tornado, or anyone chasing the militant funk legacy that Brazil carved out on its own terms.