Marianne

"An ironic waif with a will of steel, Marianne Dissard enters and exits in anything from jeans and stilettos to white vinyl, remaining perpetually chic in the edgiest way"(quote). Wow. That's quite an image. Marianne, born in France, bred in Tucson Arizona, has a sultry voice that suits her gentle strumming very nicely. She sounds like Françoise Hardy after a few shots of JD, while the sun sets on a blistering hot day and a very promising evening is about to start.
No wonder Joey and John of Calexico are very fond or her, and duetted with her on two Calexico-songs: she's the female voice in the Kris Kristofferson-classic Casey's Last Ride, and the femme fatale in Cable Hogue. We should all be looking forward to her debut-alum, to be released later this year featuring songs and guitarplaying by Burns. Marianne is the wife of Naim Amor, together with Burns and Convertino they are know as ABBC, and made the album Têta à Tête. The Calexico boys also worked with FS-fave Francoiz Breut.
Thanks to FS-visiteur Sandra, here's a live-rendition of Francoiz & Calexico singing Cuidad Del Mar, recorded in Berlin. As any Breut-fan knows, Cuidad Del Mar was written by Jaime of Spanish band Souvenir. Sandra also included a great song by Souvenir, so that we all can hear the lovely voice of Patricia de la Fuente some more.

Marianne Dissard - Sans-Façon
Calexico & Marianne Dissard - Ballad of Cable Hogue
Calexico & Marianne Dissard - Casey's Last Ride
Francoiz Breut & Calexico - Cuidad Del Mar (live)
Souvenir - Cherchez La Femme

UPDATE: even more Breut & Calexico, thanks to FS-visiteur Frans.

Francoiz Breut & Calexico - Si Tu Disais (live)
Calexico & Francoiz Breut - Ballad of Cable Hogue (live)

(More songs by Marianne on her MySpace-site)