Africa Brasil

Classic, fav so far, oops all hits

4 1/2 Stars: Now THIS is what I love about this project. Stumbling upon obscure gems from international artists. Is it Samba? Is it Afropop? Why can't it be both?! Groovy, light, full of energy. Put this in my regular rotation!

Great album, did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Will listen again

Really good

Probably my favorite so far Love the blend of genres, sounds incredibly modern So this is where talking heads got their remain in light sound from Id bet money thats an album on this list Man I need a flute Its getting late, might dnf this one but I will definitely finish at a later point F'd it Wish I could understand portugese

album #3 this was kinda fun, you can never go wrong with a brazilian album

I'm not well versed in Portuguese, but I enjoy the music enough to give this a 3.

Wasn't sure what to expect when listening. I'm giving it a 3/5 because I was pleasantly surprised about this jam of an album. I couldn't listen to much more because it being in a different language kind of takes away some of the enjoyment for me, but given that it was fighting an uphill battle, it did well.

Jorge Benin funk vie kuuntelijan Amazonin sademetsään ja Rion hiekkarannoille isojen peppujen keskelle. Tää jytää.

Track By Track Ponta De Lanca Africano - Really nice effects on the guitar (a slight flange I think!). I recognise the refrain too. Great stuff. Lovely, sort of funky groove. Hermes Trismegisto Escreveu - Equally great. Continuing in the funky vibe. Like the harmonies, backing vocals. Mixed well. O Filósofo - This sounds like a classic in many ways. Reminds me of the jaunt, humour and bounce of many of the samba-like tunes in the film ‘Nacho Libre’. Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro - Lovely guitar in the intro. Funky vibing. Nice how it has a slow intro and builds. Again with the backing vocals, it’s nice having a sort of family vibe, lots of life happening in this music. O Plebeu - Again, another Nacho Libre-esque track! Loving this vibe very much. The fun, funky, slightly goofy sound effects really lend a lightness to it. Lots of fun. Taj Mahal - Great variety on this. This is a great upbeat one with a recognisable refrain. Enjoying boogieing to this one :) Xica da Silva - Lovely with the flute (I think!) adding some cool flavour. Jazzy. Liking the groove on this one. A História De Jorge - Perhaps more personal. Big band almost madri gras influenced. A little parade-like. Good one. Nice movemenf to it. Camisa 10 de Gavea - Strong one. Lovely funk guitar at the start. Kind of infectious as a beat. Camisa is shirt I think? Speaking about funky fashion? Not entirely sure. Cavaleiro do Cavalo Imaculado - Great rhythms and improvisation on this one. Fast paced and brilliant. África Brazil (Zumbi) - Cool change of pace and instrumentation with the piano intro. Didn’t like the vocals as much in this one. A little grating at times. But still good groove. Overall Review: I really enjoyed this for the most part! Great grooves, rhythms and blending of various genres. I think I had heard of him before. Perhaps heard one or two tracks growing up. A fun, quite relaxed atmosphere and vibe throughout. Nice to have a totally different genre to explore as well. 3.7/5 Favourite Songs: O Filósofo, O Plebeu

Toppen musikglädje!

Ok, inte riktigt men grej men inte dåligt på något sätt.

Not really to my taste, this album is a reasonably pleasant listen.

75

What a freaking party man. A. The cuíca in more funk please!! Every track is a JAM! The blend of American Soul/Funk, African Rythms, Samba and Whistles/rythms every track just goes full speed.

Re cortito pero entretenido

Goof jazz/world music run to start the day.

Goddamn, what an album. Knowing bossa and just how a lot of Brazilian music gets down, I had an expectation of how this would sound and I’m so gratefully surprised that I wasn’t right at all.

Not bad, not good. Just an album really. I get this is something special from Brazil, but it didn't do much for me

319. nice

o pai é craque no que faz não tem jeito. é o melhor cantor do brasil sim.

This was decent enough but I struggle a bit when I don't know the language or lyrics. Seemed fun though.

Exotic, frantic, tribal melodies, dance-like rhythm. Extremely laconic in lyrics but eloborate in soundscapes. Favourite track: Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)/ Meus Filhos, Meus Tesouro

Never heard Jorge Ben before. What a gem! This is right up my street.

Fantastic album. Another gem of a find. I had to look it up; Rod Stewart 'unconsciously plagiarised' the Taj Mahal melody.

I liked it alot. dug the music even though i had no clue what he was saying.

I can't believe I'm about to do this, but I am actually about to give a foreign language album a 5!!!!! Never thought I would do that since lyrics are a component for me. But I found myself going back and forth between 4 and 5 because the music and writing was SO GOOD, that I was like, there is no doubt if this was English it would be a 5, so I was like, this is dumb, it deserves a 5! I LOVED the vocals. His vocals, the female chorus vocals, the background vocals. I loved the instruments with the guitars, maybe keyboards or whatever is making those background noises. The percussion. Some cool bass every now and then. And the song structures were so unique and on point that it was INCREDIBLE. Honestly not sure there was one bad song. And every SONG sounded different. Fantastic album. So glad i got to listen to it.

Totally surprised by this alblum. Loved it would definitely recommend and listen to again

Surprisingly, enjoyable and relaxing. I was not expecting that.

Immense fun and an uplifting listen. Wonderful vibes that I feel likely proved to be a huge influence on artists all over the world. One of those albums that I will be unlikely to it on again despite great admiration for the craft. Would be interested to read more abou the lyrical content.

This record was funky as hell. Great banging rhythms and steady beats are absolutely delectable on this record. Favourite Track(s): Meus filhos, meu tesouro Least Favourite Track(s): África Brasil (Zumbi)

Enjoyed listening to this. Nice and uplifting

Awesome party album! I don’t understand Portuguese, so I’m sure under the up beat tunes the songs are about some kind of Brazilian strife, but damn did I dance

Funny how you can get an enjoyable 3 star like this and an unenjoyable 3 star like George Micheal

Scary cover but fun album!

So cool

I don't speak any Portuguese. The backing band is quite good. Has an experimental feel with the composition that isn't quite my taste. Still a good listen.

Go ahead Brazil

Joyous, rhythmic and funky.

Brazilian Grooviness. I loved the first track. Then it went a bit ballad-y and I went off it. Then the track that Rod Stewart “accidentally” stole for “Do You Think I’m Sexy” kicked in and from then on it was all good. I will return to this. (This is my third attempt to get 1001 Albums to accept my review for this.)

Not really my thing. However some of it was catchy enough. Taj Mahal did at least get me moving!!

I have no idea what this man's saying but it's groovy. Faves: Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro, O Plebeu, Taj Mahal, Xica Da Silva, África Brasil (Zumbi)

Tolle Rhythmen man merkt die 70er

What a pleasure it is to hear music is inspired non-US cultural traditions!

Never heard of this before, but I really liked it.

nice

8 Oct 2026 · 7/10 Great time! Super joyous. I love Jorge Ben, he's awesome. Not his best, but some excellent songs here, and definitely worth a listen. I'll be listening again for sure.

Some of the more culturally diverse albums can be hit or miss. I thought this was enjoyable. Good grooves that make you want to move. Don’t know what he was saying but it seemed positive. 3.0

This was solid and track 1 got me rounding up. 3.5/5

Good music but didn't understand a word

I dislike samba, a lot. But for samba this wasn't bad. It was way harder and more consumable.

This was actually quite nice. It’s always welcome to have a bit of a break from the rock this list tends to lean towards. Very much a good listening experience! 3.5/5 ⭐️ 279/1081

I like African music. I like Brazilian mhsicy. I like Jorge Ben. I wish i liked this more though.

Something different to what I’d listen to which is nice, doesn’t massively move the needle but harmless enough.

Would be higher but there’s a squeaky horn thing in most of the songs and it makes me feel asthmatic

First track was so good

not bad at all, despite a language barrier, it was fun to listen to, some points bored me but very few at that.

Nice South American samba sound which was refreshing but I wasn't expecting a bit of Rod Stewart .

Pretty groovin. Great example of music as a universal language. Can’t understand it, but I can feel it. Fun stuff. 3.5 or so

El álbum no está mal, buena propuesta, pero le falta, sentí que me saturó

Interesting listen but there’s an instrument which sounds like someone barking throughout the whole album and it really bugs me

Confesso que tenho o defeito de não gostar muito de samba e MPB. Tirando a música Taj Mahal, não gostei muito das musicas, mas por causa do meu defeito em relação ao genero.

I love, love, love this! Nothing to write in a review, really, just gotta turn it on and let it take over your body.

Alors après les délires du management de ma boîte, je n’avais qu’une envie : du punk bien énervé ou du métal extrême. Finalement je suis tombé sur un certain Jorge Ben que je connaissais vaguement de nom. Et finalement, c’était une écoute plus qu’agréable ! Je saurais pas vraiment en parler en des termes pertinents, mais il y a une énergie à la fois assez rock et complètement brésilienne à la fois. Je n’ai aucune idée de ce que ça dit, mais j’ai adoré !

This is great! So funky!

Very cool. Love the foreign language, guitar.

Good! Fun!

Pretty good. Can see how this could be a bit of a national treasure definitely.

OK, there are some pretty solid songs on this one such as Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro which goes hard. But what's absolutely destroying this album is whatever instrument (Looking it up, it's the cuica, and it's meant to sound like an opossum) sounds like a squeegee cleaning off a windshield of a car. It's especially bad on O Plebeu. Like, I feel bad for shitting on a traditional instrument, but it drives me up the wall. Sometimes it's OK when it's more staccato, but a lot of the time it's going off and doing it's own thing, and it just sounds grating. I was maybe considering a higher score, but once I started noticing the cuica, I couldn't not hear it, and like I said, it's honestly destroying my enjoyment of this album. It's so annoying. So yeah. Unfortunately have to give this album a 1. Feel bad, because it's a cultural thing and I don't want to do that, but I just cannot stand that instrument. It's infuriates me how annoying it sounds.

Seems like I'm in the minority, but I didn't love this. The beginning was okay, but for me it got pretty repetitive, and I'm not a big fan of the cuica (which at least I now learned the name of!) – which is used _a lot_!

I enjoyed it at least as much as Rod Stewart.

It's not to my taste, but solid 3/5 nonetheless. Too much of whatever that squeaky noise is.

This was fun, I had a fun time

I have no authority or credentials to speak on this album and its position in the genre and history thereof. But it definitely was the best parr and saving grace of a work day from hell.

Really good funky music. I liked it a lot.

It was fun and funky but I wouldn't seek it out.

I have no clue who this guy is but the album was fun. The title pretty much sums it up - an Afrobeat Brasilia style music.

damn, never heard of this but that was fun!

Africa Brasil - Jorge Ben Jor Very good bass, guitars, drums and cuíca. Learning more about this album and everything surrounding its creation was interesting too. Taj Mahal is possibly the most famous track here (thanks Rod Stewart lol), but I also loved O Filósofo and the very lively Xica Da Silva (about a former slave who became a very rich woman), Camisa 10 Da Gávea and its flute. IMO the strongest tracks are the last 2 though: Cavaleiro Do Cavalo Imaculado (and its amazing drums and rythm) and the powerful África Brasil (Zumbi). Overall a non-skip album which I'll listen again. Voa Jorge, voa! 7.75/10

Let's see. Promises to be a fusion of latin (brazilian) and african music. First track doesn't disappoint. Taj Mahal has an interpolation of Rod Stewart's If You Think I'm Sexy Album has great rhythms and some decent hooks, so why doesn't it fully excite me the same way Femi Kuti or Talking Heads did? Cavaleiro has a very Talking Heads feel! I like Xica Da Silva but have a faint idea it may be questionable lyrics (girl of the forest? Negra?) Best track - Xica Da Silva, Cavaleiro Do Cavalo Imaculado 3.5 stars - round it to a 4, it's fun in parts and must have been very influential

Wish my 3 months of Portuguese on Duolingo gained me a better understanding of these song lyrics, but otherwise not bad listening.

Not a fan of the hooting squeaky wood instrument; I have the same issue with Seu Jorge's music, must be a Brazilian thing. Great compositions and production, groovy melodies and vocals, both from Jorge Ben and the backup singers. Very danceable, with enough electric piano to nod toward disco without offending it.

Honestly docking a star solely for how badly I handled the instrument that sounds like a straw in a plastic cup lid. Like nails on a chalkboard. Overall very interesting and not music I would traditionally listen to.

Non è scontato trovare un album di musica brasiliana che non mi annoi. Questo è il mood giusto e l'ho apprezzato molto.

Echt crimineel dat er maar 1 album van Jorge Ben Jor op deze lijst staat en dan 100 niets-zeggende Britpop of psychedelische rock platen. Overigens als je dan 1 Jorge Ben Jor plaat erop zet, dan niet deze. Neemt niet weg dat dit ook een knaller is.

Crazy dat een album uit 1976 een AI-gegenereerde albumhoes heeft. De man was zijn tijd voor vooruit. Echt beregezellig dit. Super funky, creatief, divers. Love it.

Good rytheme

Love it

3⭐️

Начиналось все очень ярко, было интересно слушать. С течением времени музыка раздражала все больше, а в конце так и вовсе я стал сильно убавлять громкость, т.к. слушать становилось невыносимо

Groovy and fun

Good musically but I don’t speak this language. Couldn’t get in the groove

Fun listen, kind of reminds me of one of my favorite modern duos CA7RIEL + Paco Amoroso

surprisingly contemporary feeling. First time I've heard music from under th dictatorship.

Idk what he saying but ts FUNKY

This was a great listen great rhythms of fusion blended with smooth vocals.

Fun but not my bag.

Really like the guitar rhythms. Very lively bass sound as well.

JL : 2, Hermes Trismegisto Escreveu

3.4 Very consistent album, it gets knocked down a little because i dont completely love the genre. I appreciate it, but it aint my favorite. Tho this is the best album ive heard so far in this genre.