And what was the actual border like at that time? Was it easy just to travel between the two? Back then it was a smaller fence. I can remember there was a time when you could actually just go through the border and it was a lot easier to get in to the US, they trusted a lot more. So I saw when the bigger fence went up, when the bigger checkpoint was built in the late 80s, but before that it was just a little building with border patrol and a small fence. I started getting into music when… well, for as long as I can remember being around and listening to music I was very into it.

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Their musical style is influenced by traditional Latin sounds of mariachi , conjunto , cumbia , and tejano mixed with country , jazz , and post-rock. The band is named for the border town of Calexico, California , and has been described by some as "desert noir". Burns joined them, after first playing upright bass on a European tour. Giant Sand moved to Tucson, Arizona in The band subsequently became a kind of indie rhythm section for hire, working with the likes of Victoria Williams , Bill Janovitz , Barbara Manning and Richard Buckner before forming Calexico.
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States influences as well. How did it happen and what has happened after that one-off show? Can you briefly retrace for us the story of the project? Yes, we started in , doing Perez Prado covers. We played one minute set of his songs. By that time, I was already playing a lot with Calexico keyboards, accordion in North America.
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