Jorge Ben Jor

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Jorge Ben Jor (born March 22, 1945 in Rio de Janeiro ; actually Jorge Duilio Lima Meneses ) is one of the most famous representatives of the Música Popular Brasileira . Until 1988 he performed under the stage name Jorge Ben, since then he has called himself Jorge Ben Jor .

Career

His first album "Samba de esquema novo" from 1963 contained numerous later world hits such as Mas que nada and Chove chuva (both covered by Sergio Mendes, among others ).

For the song Taj Mahal , Jorge Ben Jor led a plagiarism lawsuit against Rod Stewart and his Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? . The plagiarism lawsuit was decided in favor of Jorge Ben.

In addition to his work as a composer and interpreter of his own works, he has also written songs for many other Brazilian artists.

Jorge Ben, 1972

Jorge Ben was a shifter between the main musical currents during the boom of Música Popular Brasileira in the 1960s and early 1970s. First, there was at that time the of Elis Regina presented television program "Fino da Bossa" in which only representatives of Bossa Nova occurred and their artists based in the more affluent areas in the Zona Sul ( Copacabana , Ipanema , Leblon ) of Rio de Janeiro had . In contrast to this, the television program “Jovem Guarda” presented by Erasmo Carlos and Wandalea stood, which was based more on the white lower middle class of the northern areas of Rio de Janeiro. The musical style of this program was based more on the American models of rock'n'roll, blues and soul. As one of the few musicians of his generation, he appeared in both shows. However, this led to a ban on performing at Fino da Bossa, as this was seen at the time as a “betrayal” of the “Brazilian” style of Bossa Nova. As a wanderer between these two directions, together with Bebeto and Trio Mocotó, he became the founder of Samba Rock (this is how it is called in São Paulo ) and Samba Suingue (this is how it is called in Rio), another direction of the MPB .

After all, Jorge Ben was also connected to the musical movement of Tropicália / Tropicalismo around Caetano Veloso , Gilberto Gil , Gal Costa and Os Mutantes . Thus, A Minha Menina (Os Mutantes) and Tuareg (Gal Costa) compositions by Jorge Ben.

Famous songs

  • " Mas que nada "
  • "Charles Anjo 45"
  • "Que Pena"
  • "País Tropical"
  • "Fio Maravilha"
  • "Taj Mahal"
  • "Take It Easy My Brother Charlie"
  • "Pray Vaobora"
  • "Umbabarauma (Ponta de Lança Africano)"
  • "Oba, La Vem Ela"
  • "Carolina, Carol Bela"
  • "Chove Chuva"

Discography (studio albums)

In the opinion of most critics, the albums that were recorded between 1963 ( Samba de Esquema Novo ) and 1976 ( África Brasil ) represent the high point of his work. During this time, his albums were almost exclusively released by Philips (Brazil). He later produced his productions for different labels such as Som Livre or Warner .

  • Reactivus amor est - Turba Philosophorum (2004)
  • Acústico MTV - Admiral Jorge V (2002)
  • Acústico MTV - Banda do Zé Pretinho (2002)
  • Músicas Para Tocar em Elevador (1997)
  • Homo sapiens (1995)
  • Ben Jor World Dance (1995)
  • 23 (1993)
  • Live in Rio (1992)
  • Ben Jor (1989)
  • Ben Brasil (1986)
  • Sonsual (1985)
  • Dádiva (1984)
  • Bem-Vinda Amizade (1981)
  • Alô, Alô, Como Vai (1980)
  • Salve Simpatia (1979)
  • A Banda do Zé Pretinho (1978)
  • Tropical (1977)
  • África Brasil (1976)
  • Jorge Ben à l'Olympia (1975)
  • Solta o Pavão (1975)
  • Gil e Jorge (1975)
  • Brother (1974; Philips 6349 083)
  • Jorge Ben - 10 Anos Depois (1973)
  • A Tábua de Esmeralda (1972)
  • Ben (1972)
  • Negro é Lindo (1971)
  • Fôrça Bruta (1970)
  • Jorge Ben (1969; Metronome 15559)
  • O Bidú - Silêncio no Brooklin (1967)
  • Big Ben (1965)
  • Ben é Samba Bom (1964)
  • Sacundin Ben Samba (1964)
  • Samba Esquema Novo (1963)

Private

Jorge Ben Jor has lived in the luxury hotel Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro since 2018 , the first house on the square.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Luciano Borborema: Idade de Jorge Ben Jor gera polêmica na web ( Memento of May 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). In: Território Eldorado , March 22, 2012 (Portuguese).
  2. ↑ Rebecca Lorei: Message about the closure of the hotel in the live blog on the coronavirus (8:46 p.m.) of the FAZ , April 11, 2020, accessed on the same day.
personal data
SURNAME Ben Jor, Jorge
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lima Meneses, Jorge Duilio (real name); Ben, Jorge (stage name); Benjor, Jorge (stage name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian pop musician
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Rio de Janeiro