Terminal 5 (Venue Partner)
610 W 56th St
212.582.6600
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- When
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Friday July 30, 2010 (8pm)
- Where
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Directions: 1, A, B, C, D at 59th St / Columbus Circle or N,Q,R,W at 57th
- Price
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$40 advance / $45 day of show
Seu Jorge comes from the outskirts and hits us directly in the soul...Jorge was once a homeless kid in a favela (Brazilian slum) outside of Rio de Janeiro. By age ten, Jorge was repairing tires to help support his family. "Getting out of a favela is a big deal. Gangsters are so powerful. Drug trafficking is rife, and no one has jobs," he recently told The Independent (UK). Having spent years turning his energies to music and theater, Jorge landed the part of Knockout Ned in City of God, the film that put an international spotlight on favela life, poverty, and violence. This untainted, street credibility shows through whether Jorge is on screen or on stage. The music on Cru (which translates as Raw) is driven by Jorge’s voice, and while the most obvious accompaniment is acoustic guitar and percussion, there is a subtle electronic presence at times as eerie as a musical saw. Other times the acoustic percussion hints at a hip-hop beat. -Wrasse Records
