Biography Jorge_Ben_Jor

1 biography

1.1 life , career
1.2 success
1.3 recent career

biography
early life , career

born jorge duilio lima menezes in rio de janeiro, first took stage name jorge ben after mother s name (of ethiopian origin) in 1980s changed jorge ben jor (commonly written benjor).

jorge ben obtained first pandeiro (brazil s popular type of tambourine) when thirteen, , 2 years later, singing in church choir. took part pandeiro player in blocos of carnaval, , eighteen years of age, began performing @ parties , nightclubs guitar mother gifted him. given nickname babulina , after enthusiastic pronunciation of rockabilly singer ronnie self s song bop-a-lena . introduced tim maia erasmo carlos. @ 1 of clubs in performed musical career took off. in 1963, jorge came on stage , sang mas que nada small crowd happened include executive recording company, philips. 1 week later, jorge ben s first single released.

the hybrid rhythms jorge employed brought him problems @ start of career, when brazilian music split between rockier sounds of jovem guarda , traditional samba complex lyrics. phase in brazilian pop music history passed, , bossa nova became better known throughout world, ben rose prominence.

holdings both television programs o fino da bossa , jovem guarda rede record, after being reprimanded production of o fino da bossa , chose participate in jovem guarda, after, joined program divino, maravilhoso tv tupi, presented caetano veloso , gilberto gil.

jorge ben s first public appearances in small festivals organised friends, bossa nova , rock , roll predominated. musicians of time, ben influenced joão gilberto though quite innovative in own right. aforementioned song, mas que nada , first big hit in brazil, , remains day played song in united states sung entirely in portuguese. outside of brazil, song better known in cover versions sérgio mendes , tamba trio. song has been reinterpreted jazz luminaries such ella fitzgerald, oscar peterson, dizzy gillespie , al jarreau; other samba artists of time, such elza soares.

his musical work has been vastly sampled music producers , dj s, , covered many bands in variety of genres such heavy metal, disco, rock, reggae, jazz, drum , bass, house music , more.

success

jorge ben @ live earth in 2007

in 1969, jorge ben released self-titled album amid excitement of cultural , musical tropicália movement. album featured trio mocotó backing band, go on launch successful career on of association ben. album noted país tropical, 1 of famous compositions, although wilson simonal take recording of song top of charts in brazil same year. instead, song charles, anjo 45 , self-titled album, become ben s biggest self-performed chart hit of year.

in 1970s, jorge ben released esoteric , experimental albums, notably tábua de esmeralda in 1974 , solta o pavão in 1975. in 1976, released 1 of popular albums: África brasil, fusion of funk , samba relied more on electric guitar previous efforts. album features remake of released song taj mahal, rod stewart s 1979 hit da ya think m sexy? plagiarized (a matter claimed settled out of court in favor).

in 1989, jorge changed recording label artistic name, becoming jorge benjor (or jorge ben jor). @ time, said there numerological reasons change in name; other sources in response incident of royalties accidentally went american guitarist george benson.

recent career

in 2002, jorge ben contributed critically acclaimed red hot + riot, compilation cd created red hot organization in tribute music , work of nigerian musician, fela kuti, raised money various charities devoted raising aids awareness , fighting disease. collaborated fellow hip-hop artists dead prez, talib kweli, , bilal remake famous song fela kuti, shuffering , shmiling, cd.

in 2006, remake of ben s mas que nada became international chart hit sérgio mendes black eyed peas after being used nike in global tv advertisement during 2006 fifa world cup; remake (the second time mendes had covered track) reached top 10 in several european countries, including uk , germany, in addition reaching number 1 in netherlands.

jorge ben big fan of flamengo, brazilian football club, located in rio de janeiro, counts zico, junior , leandro among former star players. ben s interest in football carries on music, many of songs deal subject, such flamengo, camisa 10 da gávea, ponta de lança africano (umbabarauma), zagueiro, , filho maravilha.

on july 7, 2007 performed @ brazilian leg of live earth in rio de janeiro.

on march 20, 2011 name mentioned in president barack obama s speech in rio de janeiro, brazil @ theatro municipal (rio de janeiro). president barack obama quoted: are, jorge ben-jor sang, “a tropical country, blessed god, , beautiful nature.”