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Track: Mas, Que Nada!
Artist: Jorge Ben Jor
Album: Samba Esquema Novo

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Name: Jorge Ben Jor
Spotify Genres: mpb, bossa nova, samba, brazilian jazz
Followers: 1,194,147
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Jorge Ben (since 1988 performing as Jorge Ben Jor). Brazilian musician, vocalist and songwriter, born 22 March 1939 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the early 1960s, Ben recorded as a samba artist, gaining international renown as a songwriter when Sérgio Mendes covered his song, "Mas Que Nada". His earliest works include samba music and songs inspired by Bossa Nova, being a predominant style in the 60's. Influenced by American Rock and Funk music, Jorge Ben created in his album Africa Brasil (1976) a new style called Samba-Rock, switching from the heavy use of acoustic guitar to electric guitar from that album on. As of 2023 he is still performing in Brazil and rarely in other countries.

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LYRICS

Oh lariá laiô obá obá obá
Oh ooô ooô lariá laiô obá obá obá
Mas que nada sai da minha frente eu quero passar
Pois samba está animado que eu quero é sambar
Esse samba que é misto de maracatu
É samba de preto velho samba de preto tu
Mas que nada
Um samba como esse tão legal
Você não vai querer que eu chegue no final

Oh lariá laiô obá obá obá
Oh ooô ooô lariá laiô obá obá obá

Esse samba que é misto de maracatu
É samba de preto velho samba de preto tu
Mas que nada
Um samba como esse tão legal
Você não vai querer que eu chegue no final

Oh lariá laiô obá obá obá
Oh ooô lariá laiô obá obá obá