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Thomas Naïm

from TOM & JOY

About Me

I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 THOMAS NAÏM is a French GUITARIST/COMPOSER/PRODUCER living in PARIS. He has recorded for lots of differents artists from electronic, world, rock, funk and jazz.
He has produced two albums of his own band "TOM & JOY", the first was released in 2002 and the last one "ANTIGUA" in June 2005 on the record company Yellow Productions. This last album features lots of amazing musicians like Tony Allen , Raphaël Chassin, François Faure , Linley Marthe , Airelle Besson , Jean Daniel Botta , Ludwig Gorhan , Inor Sotolongo , Olivier Ker Ourio , Guillaume Farley , Daniel Zimmerman , Jocelyn Mienniel , ...
In the meantime he's playing live and collaborating with different artists from World Music, Jazz, Pop, Soul...: Hugh Coltman , Hindi Zahra , Idrissa Diop , Philemon , Shazz , BlackJoy , Sophie Delila , Ayoka ...
He's a member/composer of the african/brasilian project "Mandé Bossa" with musicians and singers from Bamako (Mali), France and Brasil : Adama Yalomba, Nampé Sadio, Cristina Violle, Manjul... An album has been recorded last summer at Studio Bogolan in Bamako and will be release soon. Actually he's recording and touring wih moroccan singer Hindi Zahra and english singer Hugh Coltman and he's starting a new Fusion Band called "Les Chiffonniers" with the piano player François Faure, the bass player Philippe Bussonnet and the drummer Yoan Serra.

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Member Since: 12/28/2005
Band Members:TOM & JOY : Thomas Naïm - Guitar, Joyce Hozé-Liwer - Vocals, Guillaume Farley - Bass, François Faure - Keys, Raphaël Chassin - Drums, Ludwig Gorhan - Tenor Sax/Flute MANDE BOSSA (fantania) : Nampe Sadio - Vocals, Cristina Violle, Sophie Delila - Back Vocals, Adama Yalomba - Kamel n'goni, Percussions, Thomas Naïm - Guitar,Back Vocals, ManJul - Percussions
Influences: Miles Davis, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Antonio Carlos Jobim, J-S Bach, Duke Ellington, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Ali Farka Touré, Tom Waits, Abbey Lincoln, Led Zeppelin, Salif Keita, Chopin, Fela, Django Reinhardt, Sabicas, George Benson, Aretha Franklin, Toumani Diabaté, Prince, Pat Metheny, Serge Gainsbourg, Baden Powell, WahWah Watson, Tony Williams, Ravel, Joni Mitchell, Djavan, Marvin Gaye, Busta Rhymes, Wilson Pickett, Elis Regina, Bill Evans, Michael Jackson, Keith Jarrett, Sly Stone, Leo Ferre, Donny Hathaway, Carl Craig, Robert Johnson, Charlie Christian, Caetano Veloso, Joao Bosco, Kurt Rosenwinkel...
Record Label: yellow productions
Type of Label: Indie