Domenico - Sincerely Hot (CD) |

Moreno, Kassin and Domenico were childhood friends from school. They formed a band and made three albums, each one under a different one's name. This was maybe not the best way to build up a career, but their records were none the less different and very influential in Brazil, all though not hugely successful financially. Morneo is the son of legendary Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso. You can hear him at age 8 on the first Luaka Bop release ("Beleza Tropical") singing the words "Il√™ Aiy√™" on Caetano's song of the same name.¬† Moreno's record is to some extent the most conventional of the three, even though Domenico, the drummer, plays drums on a sampler and cymbal sounds using sand paper. The next release that was Domenico's, had the greatest success in the indie world, while Kassin's album is the most produced (which makes sense as he has become one of the most successful producers in Brazil). The band would make fans everywhere when they toured, as they were fantastic live and such great guys that people just loved hanging out with them. For some strange reason they also used to back up Chrissy Hyde when she toured Brazil‚ shame I never got to see that!