Jorge Ben Jor (born March 22, 1942 in Rio de Janeiro[LINK: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:gifqxqw5ldje~T1] allmusic ((( Jorge Ben > Biography )))) is a Brazilian popular musician. His characteristic style fuses samba, funk, and rock into samba-rock, with lyrics that blend humor and satire with often esoteric subject matter. Biography Early life and career Born Jorge Duilio Lima Menezes, he initially took the stage name Jorge Ben after his mother's name (of Ethiopian http://www.farufyno.com.br/col_6.htm origin), but later changed it to Jorge Ben Jor (commonly written Benjor), allegedly in response to an incident where some of his royalties had accidentally gone to American guitarist George Benson. Jorge Ben obtained his first pandeiro (Brazil's most popular type of tambourine) when he was thirteen, and

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