Seu Jorge (born June 8, 1970; ) 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.
Jorge has three young daughters, Flor de Maria, Maria Aimee, and
Luz Bella. Flor and Luz live in São Paulo, Brazil with Jorge and
his wife Mariana. Maria Aimee lives in California, USA with ex-wife
Fernanda and her new husband. He also made incursions into
political movements, especially when he took part in the
Cansei movement, a 2007 protest critical of the
Brazilian government.
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.
Discography
Solo albums
Music DVDs
- MTV Apresenta Seu Jorge (2004)
- Ana & Jorge: ao Vivo with Ana Carolina (2005)
- Seu Jorge - Live at Montreux 2005 2008
Collaborations
Filmography
See also
External links
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