Kassin | tl

Alexandre Kassin — brazilian musician currently playing in group Kassin + 2. Kassin + 2 (also known as the + 2's) is a Brazilian band from Rio that composes samba but, at the same time, incorporates the sounds of funk and Psychedelia into their music. As of recent, they did the music to the anime Michiko to Hatchin. Kassin + 2 is signed to the record label Luaka Bop. .

To understand where the richness of Kassin + 2 comes from, take a walk through Rio’s Zona Sul. In the dusty record shops of Copacabana’s crumbling antiques arcades, 60’s MPB classics by Elis Regina and Jorge Ben play on scratchy vinyl. In bohemian Santa Theresa, the psychedelic sounds of Os Mutantes and Tom Zé find their spiritual home. Along the Ipanema beachfront the bossa nova of Tom Jobim and Joao Gilberto remains the perfect reflection of that elegant part of the city. You can hear samba everywhere, from the city centre to the furthest suburbs, and in the hillside slums,...