Name: Tucon-habana
Brand: Amparo Sanchez

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

wrass257

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2010-02-25

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Universal

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Amparo Sanchez

Genre GB

Rest of World

Label GB

with 'tucson-habana', amparo sanchez takes us away in the nostalgic desert of tucson where the sweet rhythms of the caribbean resound. it's a romantic and personal music, but human and realistic at the same time. we note some influences of troubadour music, jazz, bolero, blues and son. the instrumentalisation is minimalist and her powerful voice just mix with ability the knowledge acquired with the years and her gift for the interpretation, but conserving a great touch of innocence. amparo started to write new songs in 2006, because of her personal situation and a great motivation to go further in music. during a collaboration in canada with the band calexico for a television programme, joey burns listened to her news tracks and he was seduced by the artistic style and the soul of the songs. he invited her to record the album in the studio wabelab in tucson. so, in the autumn 2007, amparo goes to arizona with the contrabassist jordi mestres and the engineer and co-producer kaki arkazaro. john convertino accompanied her at the drums and joey burns at the guitar. they recorded tracks by playing everybody at the same time in the big studio. that's how the adventure started. in may 2009, the whole team travels to cuba to record the last songs of the album in the mythic studios of egrem in la havana, it's there that the famous cuban singer omara portuondo steps in the studio and sings the duet 'parrandita de las santas' with amparo. they also play two concerts on the island.

Tucon-habana

Music GB