The +2s is a Brazilian band from
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
that composes
samba
Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...
but, at the same time, incorporates the sounds of
funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the m ...
and
psychedelia
Psychedelia refers to the psychedelic subculture of the 1960s and the psychedelic experience. This includes psychedelic art, psychedelic music and style of dress during that era. This was primarily generated by people who used psychedelic ...
into their music. The music group consists of
Moreno Veloso
Moreno Veloso (born November 22, 1972) is a Brazilian musician and singer.
Early life
His parents are Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso and his first wife Andréa Gadelha (Dedé) Veloso. Brazilian singer Gal Costa is Moreno Veloso's godmother ...
,
Domenico Lancelotti, and
Alexandre Kassin Alexandre may refer to:
* Alexandre (given name)
* Alexandre (surname)
* Alexandre (film)
See also
* Alexander
* Xano (disambiguation) Xano is the name of:
* Xano, a Portuguese hypocoristic of the name "Alexandre (disambiguation) Alexandre may re ...
(who also recorded the music to the anime ''
Michiko to Hatchin
is a Japanese anime television series. The series was produced by Manglobe and directed by Sayo Yamamoto, her first directorial work. The two eponymous starring roles are portrayed by film actresses Yōko Maki (actress), Yōko Maki (''The Gru ...
''). Each of them released a single album under their name with the suffix “+2” meaning “and two others”.
+2 is signed to the record label
Luaka Bop
Luaka Bop is a New York–based record label founded by musician David Byrne, former lead singer and guitarist for the art rock– new wave band Talking Heads. What began with Byrne making cassettes of his favorite Tropicália tracks for his frien ...
. This world music label has released three +2 albums: ''Music Typewriter'',
''Sincerely Hot'',
and ''Futurismo''.
Discography
* Moreno+2: ''Máquina de Escrever Música'' (2000, ROCKiT!)
** released by Luaka Bop first as Moreno Veloso+2: ''Music Typewriter'' (2001) and later as Moreno+2: ''Music Typewriter'' (2005)
* Domenico+2: ''Sincerely Hot'' (2003, Luaka Bop)
* Kassin+2: ''Futurismo'' (2007, Luaka Bop)
References
Brazilian musical groups
Luaka Bop artists
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