Jorge Ben
Brazil
Born: 22 March 1942
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Latin, International, Jazz
Styles: Brazilian Pop, Latin America, Latin America, Latin Pop., Latin Pop, Samba, MPB, World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz
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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 ...
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