África Brasil
by Jorge Ben
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Jorge Ben bestography
África Brasil is ranked 2nd best out of 20 albums by Jorge Ben on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Jorge Ben is A Tábua De Esmeralda which is ranked number 660 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,591.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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África Brasil track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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África Brasil rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 4 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | jonny5244 | Top 21 Music Albums of 1976 | 5/21 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of 1976 | 2/100 | 5 |
| 2026 |  VictorVale | Top 85 Greatest Music Albums | 6/85 | 90 |
| 2026 |  JMGL95 | Top 33 Music Albums of 1976 | 26/33 | 1 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best albums from '75 to '84 | 59/100 | - |
| 2026 | OFarrio | Top 10 Music Albums of 1976 | 2/10 | 5 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Top 35 Music Albums of 1976 | 11/35 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1976 | 8/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 52 Music Albums of 1976 | 12/52 | 4 |
| 2026 | javicho07 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 20/100 | 80 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 177 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,588 | |||
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África Brasil ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 09/17/2026 18:14 |  HoldenM | 1,896 | 84/100 |
| ! | 08/25/2026 09:46 | AledJames | 1,694 | 69/100 |
| ! | 06/10/2026 08:23 | habibi333 | 961 | 73/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.3/100, a mean average of 79.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.
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África Brasil forum mentions
RockyRaccoon 09/16/2026 18:51 in From the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota: Rocky's Log
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Norman Bates 08/02/2010 23:53 | #13955 | TOP COMMENT
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Amazing album, with famed "Taj Mahal" on top of it all. A must-try for all you would-be Brazilian music discoverers.
Such an energetic album right from the start that is such an infectious and enjoyable listen no matter how many times you hear it. The rhythms on this record are phenomenal and they appear on every single track so it is so easy to stay engaged with the album. The sound radiates energy and passion and it is so easy to be taken over by this with the instrumentalists doing a fantastic job on trying to draw you in. The percussion on this record is simply phenomenal as it creates a vibrant backing which we are lead through the music by which then allows the likes of Jorge Ben to flourish and experiment with his sound. The freedom the other instrumentalists are given by the percussion allows the likes of Taj Mahal and Xica Da Silva to be so animated and full of life. Overall, one of the most high energy and enjoyable records that you could experience and it still sounds extremely fresh and catchy to this day. (Edited)
neilgee 05/23/2018 21:04 | #215480 | TOP COMMENT
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Thank You for introducing me to this album BEA. Fucking brilliant!
Jimmy Dread TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/04/2015 12:49 | #133947 | TOP COMMENT
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Couldn't agree more with Norm on this. Essential starting point for anyone intrigued enough in the beautiful and often crazy world that is 70s MPB. And once you're done with this record, check out Jorge's other stuff from 69-74 as well as Brun027's fantastic Brazil-centric overall chart.
In his 14th album, Jorge goes electric. Opens with a banger (one of his most infectious songs, with a great riff and killer percussion), with other highlights being "Xica da Silva" (made for the Carlos Diegues movie of the same name; Jorge just used the synopsis as lyrics!) and the groovy, but with very poignant and ironic lyrics, "Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro" ("My Children, My Treasure").
Although this is one of Jorge's classics and a definitive turn to a new direction, it shows some tiredness, since he rerecords 3 of his songs ("Taj Mahal", "Hermes Trismegisto Escreveu" and "Zumbi" _ these last 2 from his masterpiece from 2 years before, "A Tábua de Esmeralda") and "Camisa 10 da Gávea" is a return to the theme of football, being an hommage to Zico, who at the time was an idol on the team Jorge supports, Flamengo.
This is a good entry point to the wonderful world of Jorge Ben's music, but you shouldn't limit yourself to this one. The man is a giant _ if he had been born in the US, he'd been as big as Stevie Wonder or Prince.
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