Drawing from American soul music, blending traditional Brazilian rhythms, and using, for the time, state-of-the-art audio effects, Jorge Ben released this self-titled album in 1969 amid the excitement of the cultural and musical Tropicália movement. His characteristic style fuses samba, funk, rock and bossa nova with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric subject matter.
Drawing from American soul music, blending traditional Brazilian rhythms, and using, for the time, state-of-the-art audio effects, Jorge Ben released this self-titled album in 1969 amid the excitement of the cultural and musical Tropicália movement. His characteristic style fuses samba, funk, rock and bossa nova with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric subject matter.