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The Case of the Fio Maravilha: Jorge Ben of Brazil

12:00pm, 7-6-2014
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The DJ returns... after a 2 week break, I am stormin' back with a big Brazil show dedicated to the World Cup celebrations this year!

For Encyclopedia Sound, there is no better way to celebrate Brazil than with my main man, Jorge Ben. This is the music that really started my love affair with Brazil... I played my first Jorge Ben greatest hits album until the grooves fell off.

Jorge Ben is one of the very, very few artists who can command a full 2 hour set in my booth. We will hear his development over 3 decades:  he started in 1961 doing a new flavor of up-tempo bossa samba. As Bossa Nova was the dominant popular music of the day, Jorge Ben followed suit with a tight jazz combo for backing. But the difference, aside from his wonderful compositions, was his choppy tropicalismo guitar that always led the way. This folk-jazz sound immediately became hugely popular in Brazil, and it is a musical style that many Brazilian artists still follow today.

Like Stevie Wonder, Jorge Ben matured into a golden era for his songwriting in the late 60's/early 70's. The middle of today's set will be long album cuts from his best years... magnificent.

In the late 70's/early 80's, Jorge Ben did what almost every other popular artist of his age was also doing... dabbling in disco, and generally softening into a mature easy listening career as the decade wore on. We will wind up the set today with some Jorge Ben disco years output with teeth, including 3 tracks from his classic LP "Africa Brasil."

  • 12:03pm Mas Que Nada by Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 on Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66 (A&M)
  • 12:06pm Chove Chuva by Nelsinho e Sua Orquestra on Blue Brazil 3 (Blue Note)
  • 12:08pm Agora Ninguem Chora Mais by Jorge Ben on A Arte de Jorge Ben (Fontana)
  • 12:11pm Pais Tropical by Jorge Ben on Jorge Ben (1969) (Philips)
  • 12:15pm Bicho Do Mato by Jorge Ben on A Arte de Jorge Ben (Fontana)
  • 12:18pm Vou de Samba com Voce by Jorge Ben on A Arte de Jorge Ben (Fontana)
  • 12:21pm Mano Caetano by Jorge Ben & Maria Bethania on A Musica de Jorge Ben (Fontana)
  • 12:24pm Fio Maravilha by Jorge Ben on A Arte de Jorge Ben (Fontana)
  • 12:26pm Charles, Anjo 45 by Jorge Ben on A Arte de Jorge Ben (Fontana)
  • 12:31pm La Vem Salgueiro by Jorge Ben on Sabor Tropical (Philips)
  • 12:34pm Crioula by Jorge Ben on Jorge Ben (1969) (Philips)
  • 12:37pm Bebete Vaobora/Crioula/Cade Tereza by Jorge Ben on 10 Anos Depois (Philips)
  • 12:42pm Jorge de Capadocia by Caetano Veloso on A Musica de Jorge Ben (Fontana)
  • 12:45pm Que Maravilha by Jorge Ben & Toquinho on Grandes Sucessos de Jorge Ben (Globo Polydor)
  • 12:48pm Os Alquimistas Estao Chegando os Alquimistas by Jorge Ben on A Tabua de Esmeralda (Philips)
  • 12:51pm O Homem da Gravata Florida by Jorge Ben on A Tabua de Esmerelda (Philips)
  • 12:54pm O Namorado da Viuva by Jorge Ben on A Tabua de Esmerelda (Philips)
  • 12:56pm Caramba! Galileu da Galileia by Jorge Ben on A Arte de Jorge Ben (Fontana)
  • 1:01pm Oba, La Vem Ela by Jorge Ben on Forca Bruta (4 Men With Beards)
  • 1:05pm Que Nega e Essa by Jorge Ben on Ben (Philips)
  • 1:08pm Domingo 23 by Jorge Ben on Ben (Philips)
  • 1:12pm Cinco Minutos by Jorge Ben on A Tabua de Esmerelda (Philips)
  • 1:15pm Minha Teimosa, Uma Arma Pra te Conquistar by Jorge Ben on A Tabua de Esmerelda (Philips)
  • 1:18pm Hermes Trismegisto e Sua Celeste Tabua de Esmerelda by Jorge Ben on A Tabua de Esmerelda (Philips)
  • 1:24pm Eu Vou Torcer by Jorge Ben on A Tabua de Esmerelda (Philips)
  • 1:27pm Zumbi by Jorge Ben on A Tabua de Esmerelda (Philips)
  • 1:30pm Brother by Jorge Ben on A Tabua de Esmerelda (Philips)
  • 1:33pm Morre o Burro Fica o Homem by Jorge Ben on Ben (Philips)
  • 1:35pm A Banda do ze Pretinho by Jorge Ben on A Banda do ze Pretinho (Sigla)
  • 1:39pm Minha Estrela e do Oriente by Jorge Ben on A Banda do ze Pretinho (Sigla)
  • 1:42pm Ponta de Lanca Africano by Jorge Ben on Africa Brasil (Philips)
  • 1:46pm Hermes Trismegisto Escreveu by Jorge Ben on Africa Brasil (Philips)
  • 1:49pm O Filosofo by Jorge Ben on Africa Brasil (Philips)
  • 1:53pm Cuidado Com o Bulldog by Jorge Ben on Favela Chic Postonove (Disque Vogue)
  • 1:56pm Se Segura Malandro by Jorge Ben on Sabor Tropical (Philips)
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