Everytime I mention the Tucson scene people look at me with incredulous eyes. Could there be anything like a music scene in Tucson Arizona? Never heard of that... Oh yes. A music dry like the desert sand of Arizona but filled with water like a cactus (or is it Corona?). Even a few Frenchies made it to this place and fit perfectly in the extended musical family built around the Giant Sand axis in the mid-90s. Amor Belhom Duo formed by Parisian felllows Thomas Belhom and Naïm Amor issued quite a few albums that stroke the right chords including a collaboration with the band that has become the best representative of the scene, Calexico. Fast forward a few years and they both went separate ways. Thomas went lo-lo-fi while Naïm started to incorporate bits and pieces of his French roots into his folk. His music could therefore be qualified as Sensual American Folk. I believe his album 'Sanguine' came out last year in France but it is only issued in the UK in a few weeks time with a lovely 10" vinyl sampler coming out today.
Listen to Naïm Amor on his MySpace page here
Buy the 10" here
Listen to Naïm Amor on his MySpace page here
Buy the 10" here
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