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Seu Jorge has got to be one of the coolest cats on the planet – a Brazilian samba singer with a rich baritone and an easy groove. You may know him from his popular Portuguese covers of David Bowie songs featured in the Wes Anderson movie, “The Life Aquatic,” or, from his role as a street hood in the great Brazilian film, “City of God.”
We caught up with this international music star and his new band, Almaz, at a recent concert at the Royale in Boston. On our latest “Quick Hits,” you can see Seu Jorge on stage, singing a song for us outside on the theater’s fire escape, and talking with Marco Werman about his music and his rough early life in a Rio de Janeiro favela.
Don't miss other Quick Hits starring Dengue Fever, Charles Bradley & Sharon Jones, Helene Grimaud, Jovanotti, KT Tunstall, Meklit Hadero, Ozomatli, and Seu Jorge. For more info visit the Sound Tracks website.
Quick Hit: Seu Jorge Sings 'Oluan'
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Seu Jorge Performs 'Cirandar'
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Quick Hits: Interview with Seu Jorge
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Examining the Career of Seu Jorge
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Just before his Boston concert, with the sun setting over the Charles River, and street traffic below, Seu Jorge pulled out his guitar and sang a song for us on the fire escape outside the Royale theater. It’s called “Oluan,” a term from the Yoruba culture and religion in northeast Brazil.
Conjuring up the goddess Jemanja, and praising this “mother queen” of the sea, Seu Jorge sings, “I will dive in the waters and purify myself at the bottom of the ocean.”
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