Huong Thanh Discography of CDs

Huong Thanh CD discography For sheer melodic and timbral beauty, there are few languages that can match Vietnamese -- like most tonal languages, it sounds like it's being sung even when it's being spoken, and the effect is like a series of delicate, tuned gongs being struck quickly in sequence. The language's inherent lyricism brings an added layer of complexity and beauty to the traditional and dramatic Vietnamese song repertoire, and on this album vocalist Huong Thanh adds yet another layer to those song traditions by teaming up with guitarist, producer, and arranger Nguyên Lê. Lê's arrangements are varied in tone and texture, but almost all are both strange and wonderful, and his guitar solos are exquisite. On "Weaving & Awaiting" there's a gorgeous moment at the end of his solo when Thanh's vocals come back in, but multi-tracked in close harmony; "Plantation Song" flows gently in a jazzy style; "The Swallows' Bridge" features lovely counterpoint between a Japanese koto and a fretless electric bass, over which dances a cool and complex horn chart. ...

Huong Thanh CD discography Recording information: Studio Alt Record, Paris, France (2009); Studio Le Duy-Vu Linh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietman (2009); Studio Alt Record, Paris, France (2010); Studio Le Duy-Vu Linh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietman (2010). Director: Alex Tran. Photographers: Hong Nguyen; François Besignor; Minh Hoàng. Translator: Dominique Bach. Arrangers: Huong Thanh; Thai An. Personnel: Quang Dung (guitar); Xuan Vinh Phuoc (monochord, background vocals); Duc Tân (monochord); Co Thuy (pipa, zither); Hong Nguyen (zither, background vocals); Hai Phuong (zither); Ut Ty (fiddle); ...

Huong Thanh albums Track Listing of songs: Perfumed Flower; The Mountain And The Source; In The Pagoda; The Blue Dome Of The Sky; Heave Ho!; The Courting; Cold Winter, Faraway Land; South Delta Song; Moon Boat; Like A Guitar With No String;

Huong Thanh music CDs Track Listing of songs: Ly Con Sao; Vong Co; Xang Xu Liu; Suong Chieu; Nang Tinh Xua; Luu Thuy Doan; Manh Le Quan; Vong Kim Lang; Nam Xuan; Lieu Thuan Nuong; Ly Muoi Thuong; Ly Qua Keu; Qua Cau Gio Bay; Ru Con Mien Nam; Ngoi Tua Man Thuyen; Ly Ngua O; Trong Com; Hat Ru Mien Nam;

Huong Thanh discography Track Listing of songs: Ten Reasons For Loving You; Bakida; Dragonfly; What The Bird Says; Two Sisters; The Betel Tray; Graceful Bamboo; Crossing The Valley; Drums In The Night; Scent Of My Childhood;

Huong Thanh albums Blending Western fusion jazz with Eastern structures and dissonance, Nguyen Le constructs a compelling pastiche. Perhaps most interesting is Huong Thanh's vocal in Vietnamese. ~ Tim Sheridan Recorded at Gimmick Studio, France & NDR Studio One, Hamburg, Germany in October-November 1995. Includes liner notes by Nguyen Le. Personnel: Nguyen Le (acoustic, electric & fretless guitars, synthesizer, programming); Huong Thanh (vocals); Simon S. Hansen (saxophone, flute, bass flute, African flute); Paolo Fresu (trumpet, flugelhorn); Francois Verly (piano, keyboards, ...