Domenico

While steeped in the tropicalia and bossa nova traditions of his Brazilian heritage, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Domenico Lancellotti has placed creativity and experimentation at the forefront of his career. First emerging in the 1990s with the rock group Mulheres Que Dizem Sim, he joined the <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Luaka+Bop%22">Luaka Bop</a> roster in the 2000s as part of the psych-samba trio the +2's alongside peers <a href="spotify:artist:57IX1XTNL4DPilyY5pQsaK">Moreno Veloso</a> and Alexandre Kassin, later working as a solo artist.

Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1972, Domenico eventually followed in the musical footsteps of his father, acclaimed composer and singer <a href="spotify:artist:0uIiN3UbOYuVAZjlBopyh1">Ivor Lancellotti</a>, and began establishing himself as an in-demand drummer and collaborator with a wide variety of Brazilian acts including <a href="spotify:artist:6OxyzWx49kzuz73kHCz457">Orquestra Imperial</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:72f733zGuCPEzCSLs9wOVi">Adriana Calcanhotto</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5I0EPnV9gwrZYTbScjnaOk">Marcos Valle</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:7HGNYPmbDrMkylWqeFCOIQ">Caetano Veloso</a>. As part of the +2's, he recorded three albums, each one led by a different bandmember with the suffix +2 added to the title. His own album as a leader, Domenico+2: Sincerely Hot, was released by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Luaka+Bop%22">Luaka Bop</a> in 2004. Making his own proper solo debut in 2011, he released the adventurous Cine Privê, a fusion of modern tropicalia, indie rock, and avant-garde pop that featured a wide range of collaborators from former bandmates <a href="spotify:artist:7HGNYPmbDrMkylWqeFCOIQ">Veloso</a> and Kassin to American producer <a href="spotify:artist:6I2891HPq8zEnBEuwc5iAP">Money Mark</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2QoU3awHVdcHS8LrZEKvSM">Wilco</a> drummer <a href="spotify:artist:6upBn4tokWBDF9diqbYJZs">Glenn Kotche</a>. The following year Domenico took part in an artistic occupation of London coinciding with the 2012 Olympic Games. His collaborations there with U.K. musician <a href="spotify:artist:4dMtztditoMOlTzkFdqWRk">Sean O'Hagan</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:4C6mJ6VZtsBnwzGKZmmzeF">the High Llamas</a>) formed the basis of his next solo release, which he spent the next few years completing back in Brazil. Reuniting with the <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Luaka+Bop%22">Luaka Bop</a> label, he released his sophomore effort, The Good Is a Big God, in 2018. ~ Timothy Monger, Rovi