“If you had to nominate someone as the coolest man on the planet, for this week anyway, Seu Jorge would be a good candidate.” – Peter Culshaw, The Telegraph (UK)
Friday, July 23rd, 8PM, 2010
Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater
1700 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Tickets $40.50, through Ticketmaster.com or by phone at (800) 745-3000 or the theater box office.
The press release for the show gives a great explanation of the musical style of Seu Jorge, here’s the release…
A star musician and actor, with a style both funky and cool, SEU JORGE has become one of the most popular Brazilian artists today. He makes a long awaited return to Miami Beach following sold out dates in 2005 and 2006 with his new band ALMAZ. They perform at the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater July 23rd.
Seu Jorge came to fame acting in two cult films. In Brazil he starred as Knockout Ned in 2003’s City of God; in the US he was the scene-stealing troubadour in 2005’s The Life Aquatic, serenading Team Zissou with Portuguese versions of David Bowie classics. Seu Jorge’s US debut tour built on the audience developed through these roles, and the band enjoyed sold-out crowds at festivals and venues across the country. Seu Jorge is that rare artist who is successfully able to bridge the language gap between Portuguese and English, and whose fame as a musician began first in the US before spreading across Brazil.
A live show with Seu Jorge quickly leads American music lovers into a crash course in Brazilian music, building on a base of classic samba with a dose of funk. It bears the hallmark of Favela Chic, the trendsetting Paris club-restaurant-production team who co-produced Seu Jorge’s early work. The songs are both groovy and sophisticated. This summer, he will release a new CD with Almaz, once again featuring his deep, soul-piercing voice and heavy Brazilian grooves.
Seu Jorge was raised in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. He joined a theater company after school to escape the pervasive gang violence and to become a role model to his younger brothers after another brother was killed in a drug lord-police battle. In the mid 90s he became known as a musician with his group Farofa Carioca, leading to a solo career working with Mario Caldato (Beastie Boys).
ALMAZ:
-Seu Jorge’s new work is about a band: ALMAZ. Drummer Pupillo and guitarist Lucio Maia from the legendary Nação Zumbi; bassist and composer Antonio Pinto from the soundstages of movies starring Seu Jorge. They came together naturally to record a song for a Walter Salles film. They enjoyed the experience so much that they recorded an entire album, free of convention, of music that inspired them. Songs famous within the Brazilian diaspora mesh with classic American and European soul songs begging for a bit of psychedelic samba. They enlisted Caldato to put the finishing touches on the project. And now Almaz springs forth with an album both warm and dark, psychedelic yet grounded, uplifting but at times somber.
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1 Rod // Jul 23, 2010 at 11:22 pm
terrible concert, He only played new songs. Waste of time and money. He should have let people know before hand that He wouldn’t play any of the known songs. Pure disapointment!
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