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Jorge Ben - Ben e Samba Bom
Label
Doxy
Catalogue
DOK232
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Format
LP + CD
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Jorge Ben

Ben e Samba Bom

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Ben é Samba Bom is the second album from Brazilian artist Jorge Ben, originally released in 1964. 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.

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