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Huong Thanh
Huong Thanh
Dragonfly
VÖ: 01.09.2001
Genre: World Music
Huong Thanh - vocals
Nguyên Lê - electric & acoustic guitars, synthesizers & computer,
Duong Chi Tam - 16-strings zither (dàn tranh), moon shaped lute (dàn nguyêt), 2-string fiddle (dàn nhi), cai luong gtr, monocorde (dànbau), woodblock (song lan)
Hao Nhiên Pham - sao transverse bamboo flute, lutes, zither, sapek clappers
Dinh Cong Tuyên - pi thiu vertical flute
Richard Bona - vocals, fretless bass & percussions
Renaud Garcia-Fons - pizz & arco acoustic 5-string bass
Tino di Geraldo - cajón, frame drum
Paolo Fresu - trumpet & flugelhorn
Etienne Mbappé - fretted & fretless bass
François Verly - percussions (shaker, tibet bowl, tuned bells, gongs, chimes & brushes) & tablas
Dominique Borker - acoustic piano
The Barbès Deluxe strings:
Raphaëlle Pacault - violin
Martin Rodriguez - viola
Sophie Lechelle - cello
Engineered and mixed by Nguyên Lê at Studio Louxor, Paris Barbès from August 2000 to May 2001
Mastered by Jean Pierre Bouquet at l'Autre Studio
#5 & 9: Sounds included in this recording are from the Percussive Adventures Sound Library, produced by Christopher Page for East West Communications, Inc.
Produced by Nguyên Lê
Nguyên Lê - electric & acoustic guitars, synthesizers & computer,
Duong Chi Tam - 16-strings zither (dàn tranh), moon shaped lute (dàn nguyêt), 2-string fiddle (dàn nhi), cai luong gtr, monocorde (dànbau), woodblock (song lan)
Hao Nhiên Pham - sao transverse bamboo flute, lutes, zither, sapek clappers
Dinh Cong Tuyên - pi thiu vertical flute
Richard Bona - vocals, fretless bass & percussions
Renaud Garcia-Fons - pizz & arco acoustic 5-string bass
Tino di Geraldo - cajón, frame drum
Paolo Fresu - trumpet & flugelhorn
Etienne Mbappé - fretted & fretless bass
François Verly - percussions (shaker, tibet bowl, tuned bells, gongs, chimes & brushes) & tablas
Dominique Borker - acoustic piano
The Barbès Deluxe strings:
Raphaëlle Pacault - violin
Martin Rodriguez - viola
Sophie Lechelle - cello
Engineered and mixed by Nguyên Lê at Studio Louxor, Paris Barbès from August 2000 to May 2001
Mastered by Jean Pierre Bouquet at l'Autre Studio
#5 & 9: Sounds included in this recording are from the Percussive Adventures Sound Library, produced by Christopher Page for East West Communications, Inc.
Produced by Nguyên Lê
Huong Thanh
Born in Vietnam, the internationally recognised singer is known for her fusion of traditional Vietnamese music with jazz and world music. She grew up in a musical family and later moved to Paris, where she collaborated with renowned guitarist Nguyên Lê to combine modern soundscapes with Vietnamese folk songs. Her albums such as ‘Dragonfly’ and ‘Fragile Beauty’ have been acclaimed worldwide and demonstrate her ability to transcend cultural boundaries. Houng Thanh has performed at numerous international festivals and is known for her emotional voice and her ability to interpret traditional music in an innovative way. She is recognised as one of the most important Vietnamese artists in the field of world music.
Huong Thanh
