Although "zwei," the German word for "two," is properly pronounced "zvy," jones explains,"We thought we should change the sound of the word to something cooler, but the meaning is the same." jones continues, "More personally, 'two means We before I.' From the mutual appreciation we had for Hall & Oates as kids, to talking to Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis as adults about songwriting, we have always been clear that the best teams were always two cats who came from separate places, but understood and brought the best out of each other."

Having composed, arranged, performed and produced every note of their debut album, The 2, and its follow up, 2'sday, Zwei is prepared to sail or sink, but they'll do it 2gether. When asked about their creative process, Kuti offers, "Songs can come from anywhere. We channel emotions from everywhere and bring ideas to each other. He may call me with a concept for a tune and I'll do a track for it. I may come t...