AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE “Had Seu Jorge not recorded my songs acoustically in Portuguese I would never have heard this new level of beauty”David BowieThe name’s pronounced “Say-Ooo Zhor-Zhee”. Mr George, if you require translation. Now start practising, because you’re going to be using it a lot after you’ve witnessed the charismatic brilliance of Brazil’s best-loved musical export in his Australian debut. The Seu Jorge live experience is one of unbridled enthusiasm running in both directions.The rough-but-sweet-voiced kid from Rio’s favelas plays a signature mix of transformative pop covers (you may remember his sublime Portuguese-language Bowie interpretations in The Life Aquatic), alongside swinging original tunes flavoured with samba, reggae, Brazilian pop and electronics.For a night of irrepressible Brazilian sounds, Jorge is supported by his compatriots, hip-hop revelation Karol Conka and renowned NYC-based music producer and selector Béco Dranoff. Together they bring the rhythm...
