Dois Caipirinhas
Dois Caipirinhas consists of singer Nilcee and singer/guitarist Dale.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Dale has played with various bands, including Soundclick's own Suicidal Poets. In 2001 he felt compelled to learn some Brazilian music and answered an ad placed by Nilcee.
Nilcee had always enjoyed singing, but had never performed in public.That led to a gig in downtown Manhattan with what ended up as a 5 piece band in Aug 2001. Two weeks later, Dale moved to California, but circumstances caused him to return to NY 3 years later. Kicking a few songs around turned into a weekly gig and writing original material.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Right now we play every Friday night at Girassol Steak House in Astoria, Queens. Many of the customers are from Brazil and it is always a good feeling when they sing along or show their appreciation for songs that are not commonly performed in the U.S.
Your musical influences
Astrud Gilberto, Elis Regina, Tom Jobim, Nara Leão, Carlos Santana, Pink Floyd, Mr. Jackman
What equipment do you use?
Just an acoustic guitar through a small amp.
Anything else?
We are writing original material. We wanted to get up on Soundclick so we are starting by putting a few of our favorite cover songs up. This is a project that's in it's early stages. Although performing as a duo is convenient, eventually it might be nice to have a rhythym section or other instrumentation.
