Nguyên Lê’s "Overseas" – the great guitarist brings jazz, traditional Vietnamese music and hip-hop to the music for “Cirque-Nouveau”. "Overseas" stems from an interdisciplinary performance project combining dance, acrobatics and music. “Cirque-Nouveau”, conceived and directed by Tuan Le, whose other credits include work as lead choreographer for Cirque du Soleil, is an artistic reflection on the current zeitgeist of Vietnam, a country in which traditional lifestyles become disoriented through rapid modernisation, especially in the big cities. Nguyên Lê has written the music for it, a mix of jazz, traditional Vietnamese music and hip-hop; "Overseas", from ACT is the soundtrack for this compelling vision of change and flux.It is not just guitarist Nguyên Lê’s peerless command of technique that makes him a tr...

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Nguyên Lê / electric & bass guitars, electronics
Ngô Hồng Quang / vocals dàn nhi fiddle, dàn môi jaws harp, dàn bâu monocorde & dàn tính lute
Illya Amar / vibraphone, MalletKAT, T’rung bamboo xylophone
Trung Bao / beatbox
Alex Tran / percussion & drums
Lê Thi Van Mai / dàn tranh zither
Nguyên Hoàng Anh / bamboo sáo flute
Minh Dàn Môi / dàn do bamboo percussion
Cuong Vu / trumpet
Chris Minh Doky / acoustic bass

Recording Information

The OVERSEAS band was recorded by Nguyên Lê at Louxor studio, Paris, France. Mai Lê & Hoàng Anh recorded by Truong Anh Quân at Anh Em studio, Hà Nôi, Vietnam. Minh Môi recorded at Tràn Manh Tuân studio, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Cuong Vu recorded in Seattle, USA. Chris Minh Doky recorded at M-One Productions studio, Copenhagen, Denmark

Music written and produced by Nguyên Lê
“Mother Goddess” is an arrangement of a traditional Chau Van piece

Mastered by Bruno Gruel at Elektra Mastering, except 1, 4, 12 & 13 by Klaus Scheuermann