Tour starts this Thursday, 3, and includes events such as Roskilde (Denmark), Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland) and Cruoïlla Festival (Spain)
After a first season of concerts in Europe in early 2025, Seu Jorge Resumes your international tour BAILE A LA BAIANA with a new round of presentations for the old continent. The drag takes place this Thursday, 3, in Denmark, when the carioca arrives in the Roskilde Festivalthe same night as names like Beth Gibbons, Ark, Stormzy and Beababaobee They also take the stage.
In an official statement, the artist comments on the Danish event, one of the three largest on the continent: “It is impossible not to be goose bumps just thinking about the energy of that audience”. From then on, the marathon goes through a list of stages that define the European summer.
See the agenda:
- Roskilde Festival – Roskilde, Denmark (07/03)
- Jazzablanca – Casablanca, Morocco (07/04)
- Montreux Jazz Festival – Casino Montreux, Switzerland (07/05)
- Les Nuits de Fourvière – Roman Theater, Lyon, France (07/07)
- Le Bikini – Toulouse, France (07/08)
- CRUABLLA Festival – Barcelona, Spain (10/07)
- Noches Del Botánico – Madrid, Spain (11/07)
- North Sea Jazz Festival – Maas Stage – Rotterdam, Netherlands (12/07)
- Les Suds Festival – Theâtre Antique – Arles, France (15/07)
- Gent Jazz Festitval – Gent, Belgium (16/07)
- X-TRA-Zurich, Switzerland (17/07)
The artist highlights, still in a statement:
“Take the BAILE A LA BAIANA To so many iconic festivals and stages in a shot is only a gift that music gives me. Each city offers a different seasoning, and I want to return this affection in a great celebration of Brazilian culture. ”
The repertoire mixes classic as “Bourgens” and “Friend of my wife” with the new ranges of BAILE A LA BAIANAalbum in which the artist deepens the dialogue between samba, funk carioca and grooves Afro-latinos. He completes:
“These festivals bring together people from all over the world. I want everyone to feel the batuque, the swing and the joy that come from Bahia and the river.”
More shows in Europe – and in Brazil
After ending the European series in Zurich, Seu Jorge pauses three weeks and returns to the continent in August to six dates in Portugal, including tickets for Azores, Porto and Cascais.
Then the Brazilian tour remains firm: the BAILE A LA BAIANA Already have shows confirmed in Brasilia (August 29) and São Paulo (September 27). Tickets are already on sale.
About Seu Jorge
Singer, songwriter, actor and multi-instrumentalist, Seu Jorge navigates between the universes of samba, MPB, R&B, Bossa Nova and Funk, connecting generations and borders through music and cinema.
Born Jorge Mário da Silva in Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro State, his first contact with art happened in the theater. In the early 1990s, he joined the theater company of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Tuerj), where he participated in more than 20 pieces, including The Flour Saga. At the same time, his experience in Rio de Janeiro bohemia led him to attend samba wheels, funk balls and charm, creating the base for his musical identity.
Seu Jorge emerged to the general public in 1997, when founding the band Farofa cariocawith Gabriel Moura and the French Flautist Bertrand Doldaina group that mixed rap, samba, MPB, soul and reggae. The debut album, I live in Brazilcontained the iconic single “The Flesh”, a social criticism that became an anti -racist anthem in the voice of Elza Soares.
Shortly thereafter, he began his solo career and, in 2001, launched Samba Sport Finealso known internationally as Carolineproduced by Mário Caldato and Daniel Ganjaman. The album signed its name in Brazilian music, with hits like “Carolina” and “Arrives at swing”.
Parallel to music, Seu Jorge found in the cinema a platform to expand his art. His first major performance was as Mané Chicken in City of God (2002), Fernando Meirelles. The film has achieved international success, opening doors for its participation in Marine life with Steve Zissou (2004), from WES ANDERSON. In the feature, Seu Jorge reinterpreted classics of David Bowie in Portuguese, conquering the admiration of the British artist himself, who declared: “If Seu Jorge had not recorded my songs in Portuguese, I would never have heard this new level of beauty that he imbued them”.
In the following years, his discography grew, consolidating him as one of the biggest names in Brazilian music. Crude (2004) brought authentic interpretations and tracks as “I was right” and “I’m a slum”. Seu Jorge also shone with ANA & JORGE (2005), a partnership with Ana Carolina that immortalized “That’s it”version of “The Blower’s Daughter”from Damien Rice.
In the international scenario, it won the criticism with the project Seu Jorge & Almaznext to Lúcio Maia and Pupillofrom the Zombie nationand the composer Antonio Pinto. The album was endorsed by publications such as Washington Post and The New York Times. Your album AMERICA BRAZIL (2008) revealed successes such as “Bourgeoisinha” and “Condominium Mine” And it was the winner of the Latin Grammy of Best MPB album. Albums Songs for barbecue vol 1 (2012) and Songs for barbecue vol 1 (live) (2013) also won the Latin Grammy in the Best Brazilian Category Contemporary Album.
Cinema continued to be a fruitful space in its trajectory. Acted in Sand (2005), alongside Fernanda Montenegro and FERNANDA TORRES; Elite troop 2 (2010) and ABE (2019), where he played a Brazilian chef. In Marighella (2021), directed by Wagner Mouralived the revolutionary leader Carlos Marighellarole that earned him international awards as best actor at the India International Film Festival and Bari International Film Festival.
In 2025, Seu Jorge is part of the cast of Animal racedirected by the award -winning filmmaker Fernando Meirelles and Ernesto Solisand The best mother in the worldfrom Anna Muylaertwhich had its world debut at the Berlin International Film Festival in February of the same year.
Seu Jorge was also present at streaming, starring series as Brotherhood (Netflix), Mandrake (HBO) and September mornings (Amazon Prime). For him, the growth of digital platforms has enabled the creation of more complex and remote characters from recurring racial stereotypes on traditional TV.
In 2023, Seu Jorge celebrated 30 years of career, reaffirming his position as an artist without borders. In addition to musical and cinematic projects, he is also CEO of Black Service, a space for cultural production aimed at the valorization of black artists in the market.
In early 2025, it released the album BAILE A LA BAIANAyour first of unpublished tracks in ten years. With 11 tracks that combine elements of Rio and Bahia music, the new work is a celebration of Brazil’s cultural richness.
Rolling Stone Brazil with Seu Jorge special
“I wanted to be part of people’s lives, cheer up their barbecue”it says Seu Jorgecover of the latest printed special from the Rolling Stone Brazil. “I like to work with the chronicle, always bringing this popular character”explains the artist about his narrative heritage that refers to “Dicró, Bezerra da Silva … I have this desire to also document Brazilians. I believe in this country. In resources, in our people, in the working mass”adds the musician. To purchase the special, just access the website of the profile store.
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Source: Rollingstone
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