Antigua (CD - 2005)

Personnel: Thomas Naïm (vocals, guitar, mini-Moog synthesizer); Sophie Delila (vocals, background vocals); Laure Simonin (violin); Elsa Fourlon (cello); Ludwig Gorhan (flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Olivier Ker Ourio (harmonica); François Faure (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ); Raphaël Soudre (piano); Jean Daniel Botta (double bass); Raphaël Chassin, Tony Allen (drums); Inor Sotolongo (percussion); Rolando Faria, Marie-Paule Tribord, Valerie Tribord (background vocals).

Recording information: Damiens Studios, Boulogne, France; Different Places.

Billed in the past as Tom & Joyce, Thom Naim and Joyce Hoze go by the name Tom & Joy for their Tommy Boy debut, ANTIGUA. The French duo crafts mostly original tunes that hearken back to Brazil's bossa nova glory days (particularly to Antonio Carlos Jobim, whose "Meditation" they cover here), with lyrics in French, Portuguese, and English. This is music that evokes the sights and sounds of tropical beaches but is equally at home in a French bistro or an American café. minimize