Mas que Nada

"Mas que Nada"
Single by Jorge Ben
from the album Samba Esquema Novo
LanguagePortuguese
Released10 January 1963
Recorded1963
Genre
Length2:59
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Jorge Ben
Producer(s)Armando Pittigliani

"Mas que Nada" (Portuguese pronunciation: [ma(j)s ki ˈnadɐ]) is a song written and originally recorded in 1963 by Jorge Ben (currently known as Jorge Ben Jor) on his debut album Samba Esquema Novo. The song was covered in 1966 by Sérgio Mendes, becoming one of the latter's signature works. It was voted by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone as the fifth-greatest Brazilian song.[1] It was inducted to the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013.[2]

  1. ^ Azevedo, Zeca (2009). "As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras – "Mas que Nada"". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Spring. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Latin Grammy Hall Of Fame". Latin Grammy Award. Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2014.