Jorge Ben

Born: Mar 22, 1942 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

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Biography: While many of the performers during the heyday of Tropicalia and the rise of MPB (música popular brasileira) opted for a more radical stance in their challenge to Brazil's political and cultural authorities, artists like Jorge Ben took a more understated approach. Rather than use overly theatrical performance ...Read full biography

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Gil E Jorge

Released: 1975

Label: Verve Records

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Recorded with little rehearsal and only two acoustic guitars (plus a percussionist) for accompaniment, Gil e Jorge focuses squarely on the individual talents of Gilberto Gil and Jorge Ben as musicians, ...Read full review

O Bidú

Released: 1967

Label: Atoll

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First released in 1967, O Bidú is Jorge Ben's fifth full-length album. It is in many ways a typical album for Ben in the '60s, full of sweet, sincere, and mainly upbeat songs, with the music mixing samba ...Read full review

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