Seu Jorge

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Seu Jorge playing at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Seu Jorge playing at the 2006 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

Seu Jorge (b. July 8, 1970) (Portuguese: IPA: [ˈseʊ ˈʒɔʁʒi]) is a Brazilian musician, composer, 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. His fans consider him a renewer of Brazilian samba-style pop. He credits his influences as the samba school Estação Primeira de Mangueira, composers Nelson Cavaquinho and Zeca Pagodinho, along with footballer Romário and American soul singer Stevie Wonder.

As a singer, Seu Jorge ("Mr. George") was part of the band Farofa Carioca, composing most of the songs of their debut album Moro no Brasil - 1998 and has released two albums. In 2001 he released Samba Esporte Fino, a pop album influenced by the likes of 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 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 at the 2006 Bluesfest in Ottawa.

His new album 'Brasil America' is due to be released this year.

Contents

  • MTV Apresenta Seu Jorge (2004)
  • Ana & Jorge: ao Vivo with Ana Carolina (2005)
  • Seu Jorge - Live at Montreux 2005 (2006)

  • "Funk Baby" is a 2002 song dubbed into the album Carolina. This song was sung in Portuguese, with the song title in English.
  • "Tive Razao" was included in the "FIFA 07" soundtrack.

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