Founder of the famous Buddha Bar, a mecca for lounge attitude, Claude Challe
also brings the ambience of his establishment to life with the Buddha Bar
compilation series. Starting out as a hairdresser, Claude Challe traveled in the
wake of the great hippie migrations, before returning to Paris to host various
clubs. Buddha Bar, Vol. 1 was released in 1999, and was initially a Parisian
phenomenon, before spreading throughout France and abroad with the development
of lounge fashion. Buddha Bar, Vol.XI was released in March 2009, while Claude
Challe continued to spread his concept w...