Kassin+2 Set List ♥ Cedar Culture Center, Minneapolis (12/11/08) Tour Dates 12/12/08 Detroit Institute of Arts, MI
12/13/08 Old Town School of Folk Chicago, IL |
Kassin + 2 is the latest (and final) project from the +2 group. Consisting of three primary song writers, Moreno Veloso, Domenico Lancellotti, and Alexandre Kassin. Moreno and Domenico have already released their records (respectively as Moreno+2 and Domenico+2), and each album- based on what I've heard live, since I don't actually have their records for review - should be very different based on each of the writer's influences.
The Walker Arts Center, in association with the non-profit Cedar Cultural Center (I believe I heard this was their second effort in the partnership) have put together this poshy event (I mean, what concerts have you been to lately that actually comes with a program leaflet?). The program guide has biographies for both the opening band, Quilombolas (myspace.com) and Kassin+2.
Quilombolas' sound is mostly Spanish songs. Their two percussions (a hand and drum kit), gives it an afro funk sound, which suited Kassin's sound perfectly. From what I've heard, they only have one or two songs in English, one of which was something like "Driving to Mexico".
Kassin and company came on stage about nine and their set consists of Kassin material for about six songs before rotating to Demenico's set, then Moreno. They circled around with Kassin, with his bookend song.
When they're not speaking in broken English, they are talking to us in Portugese like all their songs.
As you can see from the set list, it's quite a few songs, but I will tell you that they dropped a few songs off their list (for instance there was only two songs played after "Ya Ya Ya" which started the encore).
To me, at least, these three musicians are like night and day. Kassin's style seems to be a combination of loungey samba music. Kassin then took the bass (these guys are all multi-instrumentalists), and Domenico took over.
Of the three, Domenico's set is possibly the best of the three because he's most about dancey-sound and noises and beeps coming from his machine (not organic). Moreno's set is really traditional folky-sound.
Although each songwriter sounds different, they sort of compliment each other to a unique blend of Brazilian music.
Kassin +2's Futurismo is out now on Talking Head David Byrne's record label, Luaka Bop. I honestly don't know the future of the +2 project, since this is the final chapter in the trilogy, I suggest you see them live before they break up or something. It's only too bad that they're wrapping up their tour with only two more dates in the US. Good luck on catching them.
The Walker Arts Center, in association with the non-profit Cedar Cultural Center (I believe I heard this was their second effort in the partnership) have put together this poshy event (I mean, what concerts have you been to lately that actually comes with a program leaflet?). The program guide has biographies for both the opening band, Quilombolas (myspace.com) and Kassin+2.
Quilombolas' sound is mostly Spanish songs. Their two percussions (a hand and drum kit), gives it an afro funk sound, which suited Kassin's sound perfectly. From what I've heard, they only have one or two songs in English, one of which was something like "Driving to Mexico".
When they're not speaking in broken English, they are talking to us in Portugese like all their songs.
As you can see from the set list, it's quite a few songs, but I will tell you that they dropped a few songs off their list (for instance there was only two songs played after "Ya Ya Ya" which started the encore).
To me, at least, these three musicians are like night and day. Kassin's style seems to be a combination of loungey samba music. Kassin then took the bass (these guys are all multi-instrumentalists), and Domenico took over.
Of the three, Domenico's set is possibly the best of the three because he's most about dancey-sound and noises and beeps coming from his machine (not organic). Moreno's set is really traditional folky-sound.
Although each songwriter sounds different, they sort of compliment each other to a unique blend of Brazilian music.
Kassin +2's Futurismo is out now on Talking Head David Byrne's record label, Luaka Bop. I honestly don't know the future of the +2 project, since this is the final chapter in the trilogy, I suggest you see them live before they break up or something. It's only too bad that they're wrapping up their tour with only two more dates in the US. Good luck on catching them.
Links: myspace.com/kassinplus2
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