MUSICAL FUSION MODELS AS TOOLS OF CULTURAL RESISTANCE

Abstract

This study examines models of musical fusion as instruments of cultural resistance in Brazil, employing a bibliographic review focused on hip hop, samba-rock and manguebeat, with emphasis on identity dynamics, territoriality and sonic hybridization, the analysis identifies how aesthetic practices articulate memory, identity affirmation and circulation strategies, showing that sonic fusion functions as a mechanism of symbolic reappropriation and the construction of collective repertoires that challenge cultural hierarchies, the research also highlights the role of digital technologies in expanding audiences and enabling translocal diffusion of hybrid sonorities, it points to tensions between creative autonomy and processes of commodification that call for cultural safeguarding policies and targeted funding mechanisms for collectives, finally it indicates avenues for future research, particularly empirical studies on socioeconomic impacts, gender and representativeness in hybrid practices, and assessments of public policies aimed at protecting intangible heritage and strengthening autonomous cultural production circuits.