Seu Jorge comes from the outskirts and hits us directly in the soul. While many got a taste of his powerful presence and rough-but-sweet voice from his David Bowie renditions in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, his solo album Cru will satiate new fans yearning for his pared down, soulful approach. The music on Cru (which translates as Raw) is driven by Jorge's voice, and while the most obvious accompaniment is acoustic guitar and percussion, there is a subtle electronic presence at times as eerie as a ...   [ read more ]

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Known for his work both as a musician and an actor, Seu Jorge was born in favelas of Brazil and has risen to international fame. He's appeared in the critically acclaimed movie, City of God as well as Wes Anderson'e latest film, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. In The Life Aquatic' Seu Jorge's character appeared throughout as a sailor troubadour, strumming bossa nova-flavored versions of David Bowie songs in Portuguese. A handful of those songs appeared on the soundtrack to the film but now the entire ...   [ read more ]

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After making his recording debut on Farofa Carioca's Moro No Brasil (1997), Seu Jorge left the band and embarked on a solo recording career that commenced with Samba Esporte Fino (2001), his full-length album debut (released internationally in 2002 as Carolina). The best of both worlds, the album's style of samba-funk is thoroughly modern, particularly in terms of its vibrant production, yet still harks back to classic Brazilian samba-funk albums of the 1970s such as Jorge Ben's {^-frica ...   [ read more ]

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