Jorge Ben Jor
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Jorge Ben Jor, born Jorge DuÃlio Lima Menezes on March 22, 1939, in Rio de Janeiro, began making music long before he became one of the defining names in Brazilian popular song. Raised between Madureira and Rio Comprido, he grew up in a musical household, sang in church, played pandeiro in Carnival groups, and for a time was just as serious about football, even spending part of his youth in Flamengoâs junior setup. As a teenager he was drawn to samba, rock and roll, and American black music, and once his mother gave him a guitar, he started playing at parties and clubs around Rio. In 1963, he broke through with âMas, Que Nada!,â the song that introduced his swinging, conversational style and led to his debut album Samba Esquema Novo. He followed it with a long run of essential records, including Sacundin Ben Samba (1964), Jorge Ben (1969), Fôrça Bruta (1970), A Tábua de Esmeralda (1974), and Ãfrica Brasil (1976), while songs such as âChove Chuva,â âPaÃs Tropical,â âTake It Easy My Brother Charles,â âTaj Mahal,â âFilho Maravilha,â and âPonta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)â became central to his catalog. In 1989 he adopted the name Jorge Ben Jor and continued into later decades with albums such as Benjor (1989), 23 (1993), Reactivus Amor Est (2004), Recuerdos de Asunción 443 (2007), Salve Jorge (2010), and Sonsual (2014). In 2005 he received the Latin Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, and he has remained active onstage, including recent Salve Jorge performances in Brazil.
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- Take It Easy My Brother Charles by ä¼è¤é½ä¸é
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- Mulheres no volante
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- Brother by ä¼è¤é½ä¸é
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- Hermes Trismegisto E Sua Celeste Tábua De Esmeralda
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- Caramba! ... Galileu Da Galiléia
- Errare Humanum Est
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- Viva Sao Pedro
- Menina Mulher Da Pele Preta
- Charles, Anjo 45
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