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Audiophile Imports, LTD :: Updates :: June 2011 :: NGUYEN LE-SONGS OF FREEDOM

::: NGUYEN LE-SONGS OF FREEDOM :::

SONGS OF FREEDOM

2011 release. For over twenty years, Nguyen Le has collaborated with a growing cadre of like minded musicians--mostly Paris-based, where guitarist of Vietnamese origins resides--building a body of work that is, in the truest sense of the word, “world music.” From the Afro-centric band Ultramarine, and exploration of his own roots on the seminal Tales from Vietnam, to recent explorations of a nexus where programming and spontaneity meet on Homescape, Le has carved out a unique space--often fusion-like in its electricity and energy, but avoiding the negative connotations; undeniably jazz-centric, too, but largely eschewing overt references to traditionalism. These days, plenty of jazzers draw on pop music as is the case with Nguyen Le’s latest project Songs Of Freedom. Le takes on some of the most iconic tunes in rock, making them his own. Songs Of Freedom combines heartfelt respect and absolute irreverence, breathing an utterly different kind of life into these songs, four decades after they hit the airwaves. Track Listing: “Eleanor Rigby”, “I Wish”, “Ben Zeppelin”, “Black Dog; “pastime Paradise”, “Uncle Ho’s Benz”, “Mercedes Benz”, “Over The Rainforest”, “Move Over”, “Whole Lotta Love”, “Redemption Song”, “Sunshine Of Your Love”, “In A Gadda Da Vida”, “Topkapi”, “Come Together”. Musicians: Nguyen Le, guitars, computer, fretless electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar; Illya Amar, vibraphone, marimba, electronics; Linley Marthe, electric bass; Stephane Galland, drums, Stephane Edouard, percussion, Karim Ziad, percussion, David Binney, alto saxophone, plus additional vocalists etc.