Jorge Ben Jor
Wikimp3 information about the music of Jorge Ben Jor. On our website we have 70 albums and 59 collections of artist Jorge Ben Jor. You can find useful information and download songs of this artist.
Biography
[Edit]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 to shock the audience or write songs loaded with political content, Ben became known as one of the country's great musical alchemists, a furiously eclectic songwriter who combined elements of indigenous Brazilian music with a groove from the west coast of Africa. Never a controversial figure in the manner of the tropicalistas like Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, Ben became one of the most respected and resilient figures in Brazilian pop.
Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1940, Ben took up bossa nova guitar playing after hearing João Gilberto but found the style too complex to execute. This led to his developing his own approach to the bossa nova that focused on playing the guitar as one would a bass — his early recordings are in fact bass-less. His first big hit as a singer/songwriter came at the age of 23 with "Mas, Que Nada." The song's subtle bossa nova groove proved so seductive that it was quickly covered by a number of Brazilian artists, most successfully by Sergio Mendes. During the military dictatorship's cultural crackdown in the late '60s Ben, whose music wasn't scrutinized as rigorously as that of tropicalistas like Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, was able to perform without too much trouble into the early '70s. Still, he felt the long arm of Brazilian censorship when a 1971 performance was stopped in midsong because censors felt as though Ben's backup singers were dancing too suggestively.
It was from the late '60s to mid-'70s that Ben established himself as a songwriting force within Brazil. Over the next ten to 15 years he expanded his reach, with varying success, to Europe and America (he's more popular in Europe than America). In 1989 he released the album Benjor, simultaneously announcing that he was changing his last name to Benjor. During that same time period Ben realized his dream of working with prominent African musicians when he collaborated with Nigeria's King Sunny Ade, and also was represented on an anthology of Brazilian music compiled by former Talking Head David Byrne. Although not as politically radical as many of his contemporaries, Ben proved that in certain contexts and under unusually repressive restraint, music takes on a radical political dimension.
Collections
Title: Samba Rock, Vol. 1
Genre: Latin
Title: Red Hot + Riot
Genre: Jazz
Title: Lierhouse Project - Parsifals Trip to Brazil
Genre: Jazz
Title: Chill Brazil Copa (Sóccer) / Chill Brazil Copa (Soccer)
Genre: Latin
Title: Gilberto Gil Songbook, Vol. 2
Genre: Latin, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: As Mais Tocadas De Dezembro 2012
Genre: Latin
Title: Best Of Brazilian Beats
Title: Chill Brazil - Sand
Genre: Chill Out, World Music, Pop
Title: Chill Brazil Sun
Title: Fatboy Slim Bem Brasil
Genre: Electronica, House, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: Pra Frente Brasil
Genre: Rock, Club/Dance
Title: Baila Ibiza Los Temazos Del Verano (CD1)
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Chill Brazil 2014
Title: 41 Remix Music Vol. 7
Genre: House, Trance, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, DJ/Remixes
Title: 25 Years Of Brazilian Beats (Mr. Bongo Presents) (CD1)
Genre: House, World Music, Latin, Funk
Title: Samba Das Antigas Vol. 1
Genre: Samba
Title: Brazilian Beats 5
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Songbook Gilberto Gil 2
Genre: World Music, Latin, Classical, Bossanova
Title: Brazil '80s
Genre: Soul, World Music, Latin, Pop
Title: Summer Of Soul 2018
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Country, Funk, Smooth Jazz, Bossanova
Title: Nostalgia Brasileira 2019
Title: O Melhor Da Bossa Nossa
Title: Latitud Latina: Jazz & Sabor
Genre: Latin
Title: As Melhores MPB
Title: Tropical Sound System
Genre: Garage, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancehall, Reggaeton, Salsa, Latin, Bossanova
Title: Quarentena MPB
Title: Carnaval MPB
Title: MPB Em Casa 2020
Title: Baladas MPB
Title: MPB Brechó / MPB Brecho
Title: Musica Popular 2021
Title: Brazilian Rare Groove: Rare Funky Songs From Brazil
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Lendas Da MPB
Title: Latin Jazz Essentials 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cafés À Paris: Cafes In Paris
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Pop Rock Hits Brasil 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Pasaporte A Los 60s (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Bossa Nova Road Trip
Genre: Bossanova
Title: Jazz Bar 2023
Genre: Jazz
Title: Cantando No Chuveiro 2024
Genre: Electronica
Title: Roadtrip MPB 2024
Genre: Electronica
Featuring albums
Title: C.S.N.Z. (Dia)
Artist: Chico Science, Nação Zumbi / Nacao Zumbi
Genre: Rock, World Music, Latin
Title: Ben É Samba Bom (1964) / Ben E Samba Bom (1964)
Artist: Jorge Ben
Genre: Jazz, Rock, World Music, Latin, Pop
Title: Live @ Defected Livestream, Brazil (2021-06-11)
Artist: Vintage Culture
Genre: Electronica, House, Tech House
Title: Live @ Ibirapuera Park Sao Paulo, Brazil (2021-08-03) (CD1)
Artist: Vintage Culture
Genre: Electronica, House, Deep House, Tech House