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By Dan Strachota
While Seu Jorge (pronounced "SAY-oo ZSOR-zsee") is best known in the U.S. as an actor -- for his role as a street kid in the Brazilian film City of God and then as the dude crooning David Bowie covers in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou -- in Brazil he's best recognized as a singer. His profile here may change soon, as the former street urchin tours the States for the first time. Jorge's latest disc, Cru (which translates as "raw"), is one of the best Brazilian pop albums in years, a mix of breezy, stripped-down pagode ballads and swinging electro-funk, all topped off by Jorge's elegant, buttery vocals. There's even some unusual social commentary, as the singer chronicles life in the slums on "Eu Sou Favela" and rails against rampant breast implantation on "Mania de Peitao" (which translates as "Large Chested Mania"). Seu Jorge mixes the sacred with the profane on Monday, Sept. 26, at Bimbo's; call 474-0365 or go to www.bimbos365club.com for more info. 09/21/05 >> go there
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