- Tam Tri
"(Tam Tri is also a city in the Tinh Quang Ninh province of Vietnam with geographical coordinates of Latitude 21.2000 Longitude 107.3667)"
Tam Tri (Tám Trí in Vietnamese) was the stage name for Thomas Thanh Van Le (Le Van Thanh or Le Thanh Tri in Vietnamese) (born
December 22 ,1924 inVietnam and diedSeptember 18 ,2002 inSanta Ana, CA ), who was a Vietnamese-bornmusician .International Performances
He immigrated to the
United States in 1981.He was one of the most respected musicians in the traditional
cai luong musical style and traveled to Vietnamese communities (known asLittle Saigon s) throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia. During the 1980s his daughter, Ngoc Tran Thi Le (now Nicole Le Hudson) would join him. He cohosted a daytime show on Orange County's "Little Saigon Radio" once a week between 2000 and 2002.Musical Influences
Tam Tri was born in southern Vietnam near the city of
Rach Gia to a family of musicians. Tam Tri mastered most of the Vietnamese traditional musical instruments one at a time, including thezither , pluckedlute s, bowed instruments,flute s,drum s andgong s. He also playedviolin , acoustic guitar andelectric guitar . He kept rhythm with the Asian stylemetronome , the Song Lang.Recordings
In 2000, he had a
Compact Disc released onWestminster, CA 's label Song Lang music, run by his son Tai, whose stage name is Simon LeVan.Family
Tam Tri is survived by his wife and 11 children (one in Vietnam, one in
Canada , and nine in the United States). Simon LeVan has released two albums as a member of the Vietnameseflamenco group "The Kings."Links
* http://www.actaonline.org/grants_and_programs/apprenticeships/1999/le.htm
* http://caliber.ucpress.net/doi/pdf/10.1525/ohr.2002.29.2.119?cookieSet=1
* http://ohp.fullerton.edu/OHP/VAP/viet_am_abstracts.htm
* http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?AID=91687&T=31348
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