Thursday, April 14, 2011

Seu Jorge

 



Seu Jorge

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Seu Jorge
Background information
Birth nameJorge Mário da Silva
BornJune 8, 1970
OriginBelford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GenresSamba, Samba rock, Soul, Funk, MPB
OccupationsMusician
Singer-songwriter
Actor
Associated actsFarofa Carioca
WebsiteOfficial website
Seu Jorge (born June 8, 1970; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsew ˈʒɔʁʒi]) is a Brazilian musician, singer/songwriter and actor. Born Jorge Mário da Silva, he was raised in a favela in the city of Belford Roxo in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state. He is considered by his fans a renewer of Brazilian pop samba. Seu Jorge cites samba school, and American soul singer Stevie Wonder as major musical influences. He is also a fan of footballer Romário.
As a singer, Seu Jorge was part of the band Farofa Carioca, writing most of the songs of their 1998 debut album Moro no Brasil. In 2001 he released Samba Esporte Fino, a pop album influenced by musicians Jorge Ben Jor, Gilberto Gil, and Milton Nascimento. It was released outside Brazil under the name Carolina in 2003. His second album, the critically acclaimed Cru ("Raw"), was released in 2005. Seu Jorge also recorded the live duo album "Ana & Jorge" with Brazilian singer Ana Carolina, released in Brazil in 2005.
Seu Jorge has gained exposure through his work as an actor and soundtrack composer. He appeared in the critically acclaimed film City of God as Mané Galinha, and then played Pelé Dos Santos in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, for which he provided much of the soundtrack in the form of Portuguese language cover versions of David Bowie classics.
In June 2006, he performed at Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee and at the Festival Sudoeste TMN in Portugal. He has also performed in 2006 at the Bluesfest in Ottawa and performed at the Harbourfront in Toronto. Jorge's performances are known for their excitement and getting the crowd moving. Performed with Thievery Corporation on Austin City Limits on PBS in January 2010.
His new album 'América Brasil' had a limited Brazilian release in 2007 under his label Cafuné Gravadora, distributed in the UK by Proper Music Distribution. In May 2010, Now-Again Records announced that Jorge's new album, Seu Jorge & Almaz, a collaboration with drummer Pupillo and guitarist Lucio Maia from Nação Zumbi and bassist and composer Antonio Pinto would be released in North America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand on July 27 and in Europe on September 14. The album has been described as "how powerful Brazilian soul music can be."

Contents

  • 1 Discography
    • 1.1 Solo albums
    • 1.2 with Almaz
    • 1.3 Music DVDs
  • 2 Filmography

Discography

 Solo albums

  • Samba Esporte Fino (also released as Carolina by Regata Musica, MrBongo and Quantitum Solutions) (2001)
  • Cru (2004) (Released in Brazil, Europe, and Japan)
  • The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions (2005)
  • América Brasil O Disco (2007)

 with Almaz

  • Seu Jorge & Almaz (2010)

 Music DVDs

  • MTV Apresenta Seu Jorge (2004)
  • Ana & Jorge: Ao Vivo with Ana Carolina (2005)
  • Seu Jorge – Live at Montreux 2005 2008

 Filmography

  • City of God (2002)
  • Moro no Brasil (2002)
  • The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
  • House of Sand (2005)
  • Elipsis (2006)
  • The Escapist (2008)
  • Carmo (2008)
  • The Elite Squad 2 (2010)
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