NGUYÊN LÊ
Genres: Classic Fusion, World Fusion • France

Born in Paris from Vietnamese parents, he began to play drums at the age of 15, then took up  guitar & electric bass. After graduating in Visual Arts, he majored in Philosophy, writing a thesis on Exoticism. Then he devoted to music, creating "ULTRAMARINE" (1983), a multi-ethnic band whose CD "DÉ"  has been considered "1989's best  World Music album"  Philippe Conrath,  Libération. Nguyên LE is a self-taught musician, with a wide scope of interests:  Rock & Funk (Jim Cuomo, Madagascar tour 84), Jazz standards & contemporary Jazz (bass player with Marc Ducret, guitar player with Eric Barret), Improvised Music (Yves Robert),  Singers (Ray Charles),Contemporary Music  (André  Almuro, Tona Scherchen, Marius Constant, Mauricio Kagel), Ethnic Music: African & Caribbean with  ULTRAMARINE, Algerian with Safy Boutella & Cheb Mami, Indian with Kakoli, Turkish with Kudsi Erguner, Vietnamese  with  his read more...