25 years after the release of RED HOT + RIO, the challenges are still here.
Brazilian and Global health systems are overwhelmed and going through very unstable moments. More than ever artists can help support, inform and transform society.

Different from 1996, today all artists can amplify their voices through social media, directly impacting their audiences. How can they use this power? How’s the current scene of artists impacting future generations?

On this episode, you will hear from: Chuck Mitchell, Béco Dranoff, John Carlin, Maurice Bernstein, Bebel Gilberto and Dr. Kendall Thomas.

Link to Portuguese Version: https://spoti.fi/3FZkKQU

Original podcast series produced by The Red Hot Organization and CLAV.
Produced and Directed by Béco Dranoff and John Carlin
Created and Written by Pedro Bontorim
Sound Design, Editing and Mix by Conrado Lima
Narrated by Caiena
Executive Producer: Pedro Almeida
Artwork by Alexandre Ferrari
Production assistant: Tally Gelberg.

Special thanks to all artists and interviewees, the extended Red Hot team, Verve Records, Universal Music and everyone who have contributed, giving us testimonials for this podcast.

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Twenty five years after the release of the Red Hot + Rio album project in 1996, comes the docupodcast Red Hot in Rio + 25: Music Activism. 

The series of three podcasts highlights how music is a powerful and effective tool to promote social transformation, as well as the creative vision and process behind the album’s development and the cultural challenges of the mid-90’s in New York and the world.