The +2s is a Brazilian band from
Rio de Janeiro 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 into their music. The music group consists of
Moreno Veloso,
Domenico Lancelotti
Domenico is an Italian given name for males and may refer to:
People
* Domenico Alfani, Italian painter
* Domenico Allegri, Italian composer
* Domenico Alvaro, Italian mobster
* Domenico Ambrogi, Italian painter
* Domenico Auria, Italian archit ...
, and
Alexandre Kassin (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. 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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