Sacundin Ben Samba is the second album by Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist Jorge Ben, released in 1964.
Music and lyrics The album is stylistically very similar to Ben's debut Samba Esquema Novo, although the rhetoric of protest music, inspired by the likes of João de Vale and Zé Keti and found in such songs as "Não desanima João", "Jeitão de preto velho", and "A princesa e o plebeu" sets it apart from its predecessors.Sanches, Pedro Alexandre (2000). Tropicalismo: decadência bonita do samba. São Paulo: Boitempo Editorial.
Critical reception
Along with Ben's first two records, Sacundin Ben Samba was described by Will Hermes as the "blueprint for much of modern Brazilian pop."Hermes, Will (May 2002). "Back in the day" Spin, Vol. 18, No. 5. Music critic Rodney Taylor, who was critical of the previous album, said Ben "rights himself ... with the bigger band arrangements fleshing out his sound rather than drowning it."
Track listing All tracks written by Jorge Ben, except where noted
"Anjo Azul" – 2:48 "Nena Nana" – 2:52 "Vamos Embora "Uau"" – 2:32 "Capoeira" – 2:48 "Gimbo" – 2:35 "Carnaval Triste" (Paulo Bruce, Sérgio C. de Almeida) – 2:33 "A Princesa e o Plebeu" – 3:25 "Menina do Vestido Coral" – 3:31 "Pula Baú" – 2:28 "Jeitão de Preto Velho" – 3:04 "Espero por Você" (João Mello) – 2:04 "Não Desanima João" – 3:14
Personnel Jorge Ben – vocals, violão Luís Carlos Vinhas – piano, arrangements Manuel Gusmão – bass Pedro Paulo – trumpet Dom Um Romão – drums
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