Every so often I’m just pootling along doing my own thing, driving maybe, working more likely, music on in the background from radio, cd or computer… and suddenly someone jumps out of the speakers and grabs me by the ears and won’t let go until the music is finished!
I think it may have been on Myspace that the music of Amir Beso first lassoed me by the lugholes… without knowing anything about him apart from the one piece I had heard, I sent for his cd and wow! Amazing! This was several years ago and Amir now has another tremendous cd available.
Amir, nick-named ‘Lazy’ just as Clapton is nick-named ‘Slowhand’, writes and produces all his songs, as he does on his next album ‘Fatamorgana.’ He is Bosnian and lives in Seattle now. You can find out all about Amir on his website, and follow him on facebook, but I urge you to do more than that… buy his cds! You won’t be disappointed! Promise!
Tracks on ‘Illumination’
- Eleventh Hour
- Healing Hands
- Restless Rumba
- Flashback
- Serendipity
- Illumination
- Going Home
- Belly Of the Beast
- Shadow Dance
On this album Amir plays not only guitar and bass, but percussion, saz, tamburica and bouzouki – what a very, very talented man!
http://www.facebook.com/amirbesomusic
http://www.myspace.com/amirbeso
Lois Elsden 
Thanks for introducing me to this music–my gypsy toes were dancing. His story is interesting, and I think it fascinating how, whether he playing Blues or Rock or show tunes, one can hear Bosnia.
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If you live anywhere near Seattle you could go and see him on August 18th… but you probably live hours and hours away!
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Sadly quite a few hours–but I will watch to see if our paths might cross some day.
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