Zuco 103 is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 musical ensemble which plays music chiefly in the styles of the music of Brazil

Music of Brazil

The music of Brazil encompasses various regional music styles influenced by African, European and Amerindian forms. After 500 years of history, Brazilian music developed some unique and original styles such as samba, zouk-lambada, lambada, choro, bossa nova, frevo, maracatu, MPB, sertanejo,...

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The ensemble was initially founded under the name Rec.a in 1989 by students at the Rotterdam Conservatory. Three members of the ensemble SfeQ (singer Lilian Vieira, keyboardist Stefan Schmid, and drummer Stefan Kruger) began working together as a trio, exploring the musical repertory of Vieira's native land, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. They released their debut album in 2000, and their 2006 full-length Whaa! reached #11 on the U.S. Billboard World Music charts.

Discography

• Outro Lado (2000)
• Other Side of Outro Lado (2001)
• Tales of High Fever (2002)
• Down:Unplugged (2003)
• Up: Live Tracks and Remixes (2003)
• Whaa! (2005)
• After the Carnaval (2008)
• Retouched! After the Carnaval Remixes (2009)

External Links

• Official Site
• Official Myspace
• Enzo Productions