São Paulo's MC Livinho creates vivid songs about love, lust and romance, backed by seductive funk beats. The singer, who vaulted to popularity at 18, releases thumping tracks that sample orchestral elements like cello as well as a medley of other instruments, hinting at a nuanced depth behind his pop hits. Bursts of rippling percussion punctuate blazing club beats as he playfully scats over twinkling xylophone and clanging cowbell. Livinho knows the rules of catchy, earworm pop music, but he's not afraid to bend them with a bevy of unexpected sounds.