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Rogê
The sweltering peak days of samba-rock are revived in the California sun



Het is dat Arthur Verocai nog leeft, anders was de Braziliaanse Rogê zonder twijfel zijn reïncarnatie geweest. In werkelijkheid stond de 79-jarige Verocai – producer van Gal Costa en Jorge Ben Jor en ook op eigen kracht een bijzonder soulvol samba-artiest – Rogê al meermaals bij in de studio. De sound van de junior is dan ook een volstrekt originele, naadloze voortzetting van wat vooraf ging, vol vurige tropicália en welig gearrangeerde samba-canção. Maar net als Verocai kijkt Rogê verder dan de grenzen van het continent. Woonachtig in L.A. put hij op zijn albums Curyman en Curyman II eveneens uit spaghettiwesterns, Amerikaanse funk en zelfs Westcoasthiphop. Alhier een veelzijdige, doortrapte sterspeler, vervuld van wat men in Rio gringo noemt. Dan wellicht de wedergeboorte van Pelé.
If Arthur Verocai were not alive, Brazilian Rogê would undoubtedly have been his reincarnation. In reality, the 79-year-old Verocai – producer of Gal Costa and Jorge Ben Jor and also a particularly soulful samba artist in his own right – has assisted Rogê several times in the studio. The sound of the junior is thus a completely original, seamless continuation of what came before, full of fiery tropicália and lavishly arranged samba-canção. But like Verocai, Rogê looks beyond the borders of the continent. Residing in L.A., he also draws from spaghetti westerns, American funk, and even West Coast hip-hop on his albums Curyman and Curyman II. Here is a versatile, cunning standout performer, filled with what they call gringo in Rio. Perhaps the rebirth of Pelé.
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