Retrieved January 4, Views Read Edit View history. His characteristic style fuses samba , funk , rock and bossa nova with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric subject matter. President Barack Obama quoted: The song has also been reinterpreted by jazz luminaries such as Ella Fitzgerald , Oscar Peterson , Dizzy Gillespie and Al Jarreau ; as well as other samba artists of the time, such as Elza Soares. 
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He also took part as a pandeiro player in the blocos of Carnaval, and from eighteen years of age, he began performing at parties and nightclubs with the guitar given to him by his mother.
Jorge Ben's first public appearances were in small festivals organised by his friends, where bossa nova and rock and roll predominated. His musical work has been vastly sampled by music producers and DJs, and mabal by many bands in a variety of genres such as heavy metaldiscorockreggaejazzdrum and basshouse music and more.
Was introduced to Tim Maia by Erasmo Carlos.
For Ben's self-titled album, see Jorge Ben album. President Barack Obama quoted: Retrieved August 12, Noites Tropicais in Portuguese.
He left the label after his joe Big Ben. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. This page was last edited on 14 Septemberat His characteristic style fuses sambafunkrock and bossa nova with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric joege matter. Caz, Greg December 15, Revista Trip in Portuguese.
At the time, it was said that there were numerological reasons for his change in name; other sources say it was in response to an incident where some of his royalties accidentally went to American guitarist George Benson. Ben's debut album Samba Esquema Novo was met with great acclaim from fans, and encouraged Philips to capitalize on the success with immediate follow-up albums.
However, as that phase in Brazilian pop music history passed and bossa nova became better known throughout the world, Ben rose to prominence.
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He was given the haj "Babulina" after his enthusiastic pronunciation of rockabilly singer Ronnie Self 's song "Bop-A-Lena".
The hybrid rhythms that Jorge employed brought him some problems at the start of his career, when Brazilian music was split between the rockier sounds of the Jovem Guarda and traditional samba with its complex lyrics. The first or maternal family name is Lima and the second or paternal family name is Menezes. Retrieved January 4, The aforementioned song, "Mas Que Nada", was his first big hit in Brazil, and remains to this day the most played song in the United States sung entirely in Portuguese.
Ben (Jorge Ben album) - Wikipedia
Retrieved from " https: Jorge Duilio Lima Menezes born March 22,atj [2] is a Brazilian popular musicianperforming under the stage jotge Jorge Ben Jor since the s, though commonly known by his former stage name Jorge Ben Portuguese: Instead, the song "Charles, Anjo 45", also from the self-titled album, would become Ben's biggest self-performed chart hit of the year. The song has also been reinterpreted by jazz luminaries such as Ella FitzgeraldOscar PetersonDizzy Gillespie and Al Jarreau ; as well as other samba artists of the time, such as Elza Soares.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs. Retrieved September 23, In other projects Wikimedia Commons.
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Jorge Ben in Jorge Ben is also a big fan of Flamengoa Brazilian football club, located in Rio de Janeirowhich counts ZicoJunior and Leandro among their former star players.
The label pressured Ben to hastily record songs imitative of his debut, along with cover songsresulting in the three albums within the span of 18 months and a strain on the singer's relationship with Philips.
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