OpinionFrom the newsroom
Listening to the past is knowing where today's music comes from
Luminate streaming data show that most listening already goes to recordings older than 18 months, yet nostalgia alone keeps listeners in a loop. Puressência's editorial board argues that history, told with sources, links artists and audiences: from Kraftwerk to "Planet Rock" to the funk parties of Rio, and through open archives of early Brazilian recordings.
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Sources
- Luminate 2026 Midyear Report: Trends in Music, Television & Film — Luminate. Accessed 30 September 2026.
- The key engagement and consumption trends that shaped Music, TV & Film in H1 2026 — Luminate. Accessed 30 September 2026.
- Classic Tracks: Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force 'Planet Rock' — Sound On Sound. Accessed 30 September 2026.
- Funk carioca: surgimento e trajetória no século XX — Horizonte Científico (Universidade Federal de Uberlândia). Accessed 30 September 2026.
- Músicas ao alcance de todos — Instituto Moreira Salles. Accessed 30 September 2026.
- Discografia Brasileira — Instituto Moreira Salles. Accessed 30 September 2026.
Written with AI assistance. Facts were checked source by source; the text had no human review: publication was authorised by the magazine's owner on 1 October 2026 (decision log, 2026-10-01T00:39:14-03:00).
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