África Brasil

There isn't a whole lot of world music on this list but what there is has been pretty great. This one is no exception. I had never heard of this artist or album before but I really enjoyed it. No clue what he's saying but that doesn't really matter. The music is great. It's got a kind of funky samba feel to it. It is pretty dated, like I can hear the 70s all over this thing. It also seems like something that would be used in the soundtrack for an old movie where they went to Brazil and needed 'something that sounds like going to a nightclub in Brazil in the 70s'. Maybe a little stereotypical but the music is good at least. 3.25/5

Pretty groovy stuff. The tunes are fun, the instruments are funky, the sound is very rich. It's exactly what you'd want out of a Brazilian funk album.

It's a good groove. Should it be in this list? Of course. Will I listen to it again? Eh. Probably not.

Neat high-energy rhythms from start to finish. A little "rickety," like a jalopy driving fast through the crowded streets of Rio in a 1970's spy movie trying to evade the villain. A new genre for me, glad to hear it. Jorge never takes his foot off the gas on this.

This is why this project is genius. Yes, of course it's great to have an excuse to listen to Fleetwood Mac or the Rolling Stones in album format rather than just individual tracks, but the real joy is finding an artist in a genre that you would never have listened to otherwise.

And this absolutely SLAPS

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Not really my type of music. Couldn't finish the album

Je hebt wel een van die europese artiesten die doen alsof ze muziek van onder de evenaar maken. Zo klinkt dit soms ook een beetje. Maar wiki leert mij dat we toch echt met een Braziliaan te maken hebben. Wiki heeft een verklaring voor mij. Jorge gebruikt veelvuldig de elektrische gitaar. Tja, in mijn hokjesdenken is dat blijkbaar een westers instrument. Zegt vooral iets over mij denk ik.

De zanger zingt soms met verve. Hij zit er soms wat naast. Maar de meeste nummers vragen niet om zo'n analyse. Die klinken vooral wat sympathiek. Daardoor toch een derde sterretje.

Very funky and soulful. I like it.

I may not speak the language but the emotions come through anyway. This album was very fun. Good grooves and rhythms. Favorites were Ponta De Lanca Africano, O Plebeu, Taj Mahal, and África Brasil.

This is Brazil, with some lousy lyrics.

Honestly, Africa Brasil was really good for what it does. The songs are very catchy and upbeat in all the right ways. It also kept introducing new elements as the songs went on in a way that felt natural and not sudden at all. Jorge's singing was also really good too with his voice always managing to fit every song very well even if i can't understand the lyrics due to them being in a language i do not speak. I did feel like there were maybe a few times where i began losing track of what was going on but part of me feels that wasn't really the albums fault and it kinda just being my fault. All in all, its a pretty great album.
Best Song: Africa Brasil (Zumbi)
Worst Song: O Filosofo

Had never heard of Jorge Ben Jor, glad he showed up though.

My musical journey certainly enjoyed this bit of funk, so much more than I thought I would!

Really enjoyed this one! Loved the vibes. Didn't even care that I couldn't understand a word

4 ⭐️

That was pretty good!

Great album, lovely instrumentation. No idea what he's singing but it sounds nice.

A very well produced album, wish I understood Portuguese.

Giving this 2. While I did enjoy the project and liked a few songs, I don’t see myself coming back to this often, if at all.

It's kind of fun to listen to something so different. It's fun and bouncy, but it does start to get a little repetitive, especially as I don't understand Portuguese.

During the first tracks of the album, I thought it could be quite interesting. Around the middle, I wasn't interested anymore.

I think this Brazilian bossa nova/funk style just isn't for me. I can respect it though. There's some fun funky guitar and rhythm here. I could see it being a fun background for a party.