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Sao Paulo's Curumin (aka Luciano Nakata Albuquerque) music recalls 70s samba funk at its best, peppered with afro-beat, dub and modern flourishes of jazz, funk, and hip hop. Achados e Perdidos features dense live instrumentation, with Curumin himself behind vintage synths, guitars, ukulele, drums and more. On stage he shuffles between the drums, cavaco (Brazilian ukulele) and the MPC, all the while serenading you with a voice that channels the greatest of soul singers. The native Brazilian is of Japanese and Spanish descent and boasts an impressive background of musical experimentation dating back to the age of 7. He received his nickname Curumin (affectionate Brazilian term for “little boy”) when he was just 8 years old and formed his first rock n’ roll band, complete with homemade drum kit.
“One of the smarter young musicians in São Paulo, Curumin is a fully paid-up scholar of both Brazilian and American funk from the 70’s” - New York Times