Michel Brasil is a researcher, musician, and communicator. His research interests are black music (from Brazil and abroad), rap/hip-hop, «baile funk» music, and Brazilian popular music. Michel performs as a drummer in several acts involving funk, rap, rock, and black music. He is also a collaborator at a rap music radio show called «Hora RAP», broadcasted by the radio of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Rádio UFMG Educativa 104,5 FM).