Well now, guess getting to the point here is a breakdown of this week's playlist, who are the artists and why is it so funky? or spacey or what ever.
First up is Jorge ben, or Jorge Ben Jor, as he was later AK.He is one of the most soulful artrists to come out of Brasil in the 60's. Starting young as a performer in school and church performances, Jorge Duilio Lima Menezes, started gigging at parties with a guitar given to him by his mother. While playing a party and singing "Mas Que Nada", a record exec from Philips heard Jorge, and a week later he had a record deal from which many funky samba bossa nova rock sounds were created. One of them was released in 1976, called "África Brasil" which contained the song you are, hearing, "Xica da Silva" Why is it funky, well his blending of styles between funk, rock, samba rock, and bossa nova brought a new sound to the Brasilian music scene.
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