Eugene Cesar Grassi was the son of Giacomo Grassi, one of three sons born to Lucie Nho in Bangkok in 1881. His middle name was later changed to Cinda. There is an excellent article on Eugene Cinda Grassi written by Philippe de Lustrac, a freelance dance historian in France. Parts of the article are summarized below and the article in its entirety is included in the Links section of this website.
Grassi, a music composer, moved to Paris in 1903 and he died there in 1941. de Lustrac notes Grassi was “A French composer,born in Bangkok in 1881, who played an important role in the history of French musical exoticism in the first half of the twentieth century”.
The Siamese Composer Eugène Cinda Grassi Bangkok 1881-Paris 1941