Huong Thanh

about

Born in Saigon, Viêt-Nam, Hương Thanh comes from a family of renowned traditional musicians. At the age of 10 Hương Thanh began to learn Cai Luong and traditional singing in the family context - her parents house was always full of visiting singers and musicians, who also acted as her teachers. At 13 she perfected her skills in studying intensively in Saigon music and theater schools, and at 16 she performed on stage for the first time. In Vietnamese singing there is a special and very strong relation between melody and words: there are six linguistic tones, and the same syllable can have different meanings depending on the pronounced pitch. The poetry of the text has its internal melody, and the singer has to convey the emotions of both. Hương Thanh embodies the particularities of the Vietnamese traditional singing, full of detailed inflections, ornaments, finesse and diversity of expression and timbres. Since her move to Paris in 1977, she has taken part in several shows of Cai Luong theatre with great traditional artists -including her father- in the Vietnamese community in Europe (France, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium). Each time Hương Thanh returned to Viêt-Nam she has worked for several recordings which include the best musicians of the country. In 1995 she met Nguyên Lê who brought her to the world of jazz, a music she had never performed before. The adventure of Tales from Viêt-Nam began: the band has toured in the most important festivals of France, Italy, Ge

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albums

Dragonfly

Viêt-Nam : Musique du Cai Luong (Prix France Musique des musiques du monde 2007)

Mangustao

Fragile Beauty

Moon and Wind

Viêt-Nam : Musique du Cai Long (Prix France Musique des musiques du monde 2007)

Sài Gòn, Saïgon

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Global Magic

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Magic Moments 2

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The Rough Guide To The Music Of Vietnam

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Supperclub presents Nomads 6

Nguyên Lê Edition

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