Of all the Brazilian musicians that appeared in the 60s, Jorge Ben is probably the one that composes with the greatest ease. He is the author of world hits such as «Un Pais Tropical » or «Mais Que Nada », chosen as the Brazilian anthem during the world cup in 1998. His father, who had already written songs for the carnival, was a docker in Rio and his mother was Ethiopian. As early as his first recordings at the beginning of the 60s, Ben’s way of playing the guitar made him clearly stick out among the other musicians. His first albums, samba Esquema Novo (1963), Sacundin Ben Samba (1964), imposed Ben as a top quality “sambista” highly respected by his pairs, Caetano Veloso or Gilberto Gil. He was also the first to introduce the electric guitar into the samba. During the 70s he included American and African rhythms into his work. He has been at the front of the scene since then, remaining one of the rare artists who continued to produce during the Brazilian dictatorship without being overly censured. His career has never slowed down since then and he has continued to crossbreed Brazilian music without ever changing its nature. His songs have been part of the best known Brazilian repertoire in Europe and in Asia for the last 40 years.