⚽🎸 Football, samba, rock, and spirituality—no one mixed Brazil’s soul like Jorge Ben (a.k.a. Jorge Benjor).In this episode, we dive into the heyday of Rio de Janeiro and the life of one of its most iconic free spirits. From the football fields of Flamengo to the streets of Madureira, Jorge Ben transformed samba with rhythm, joy, and irreverence. He blended rock, bossa nova, tropicália, and samba into something completely new—music that was spiritual, sensual, funny, and timeless.Discover how Jorge Ben became the soundtrack of a carefree yet turbulent Brazil, why he was loved across all scenes (without being owned by any of them), and how his songs traveled the world—sometimes even without his permission.🎶 Episode highlight: the story behind the song that launched his career and went on to conquer international charts with a little help from Sergio Mendes.👉 If you love Brazilian music, Rio’s culture, or just great stories of music history—you can’t go more carioca than Jorge Ben.

In this episode, we dive into the chaotic heart of 1980s Brazil—when inflation exploded, drug wars raged, and samba went underground. Meet Bezerra da Silva, the last true sambista of the favelas. From sleeping rough in Rio to becoming the unlikely voice of a silenced generation, Bezerra didn’t just sing samba—he weaponized it. Discover how one man’s music told the raw truth about life in the hills, crime, police brutality, and resilience in a city at war with itself.

This week, Lost Samba goes straight to the source — to the man who didn’t just create Bossa Nova… he whispered it into existence.João Gilberto was no ordinary musician. He was a musical monk. A sonic alchemist. A barefoot sorcerer with a nylon-string guitar and a sixth sense for silence.Born in the dry backlands of Bahia, João was as eccentric as he was brilliant:🔹 He could hear a buzzing no one else could — even when it was the subway five blocks away.🔹 He showed up to concerts four hours late, or not at all.🔹 He redefined Brazilian music while living like a recluse, locked away with only a cat and a guitar (and legend says even the cat tried to escape).🔹 He called people at 3am just to talk.🔹 He made Miles Davis' jaw drop.João didn’t play music — he bent time with it. His rhythms were strange. His chords, unnameable. His voice, barely there — and yet somehow unforgettable.In this episode, we trace the odd, obsessive path of a true genius: from the dusty towns of Bahia to sold-out halls around the world… from samba to silence, from folklore to international legend. And we ask: can a man who seemed so detached from the world actually have shaped it more than anyone else in Brazilian music?🎶 Featuring the haunting classic Wave🎧 Tune in, breathe out — João Gilberto is waiting.