November 16, 2011
American student’s singing ambitions rekindled by the sound of Vietnamese Singing and teaching in Vietnam has not made Kyle Cochran (aka Kyo York) rich, but his life is better than ever. Photo courtesy of Kyo York When he first set foot in the Mekong Delta as a volunteer to teach English under a Princeton [...]
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October 21, 2011
A Filipino housekeeper (L) with a meal she prepared for the family that employs her in HCMC A community of Filipino nationals is singing Ho Chi Minh City’s praises for the opportunities southern Vietnam’s economic capital has offered them. Most women work as housekeepers for rich local families. Many others, both men and women, [...]
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October 17, 2011
Several ca tru performances are being featured during the art’s national festival in Hanoi on October 13-16. This year’s national ca tru (classical northern chamber music) festival is being held at the Vietnamese Institute for Musicology (VIM) in Hanoi on October 13-16, The Thao & Van Hoa newspaper reported. The festival, co-organized by VIM and [...]
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January 8, 2011
The cold winter weather could not keep people from the Hanoi Opera House to witness the last performance of singer Ha Thi Cau on Tuesday, January 4. Cau performed xam, a type of folk music dating back to the Tran Dynasty in the 14th century, at a show entitled Xam Ha Thanh (xam in [...]
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December 24, 2010
A man sings next to a roadside restaurant on a street in Hanoi December 16, 2010. As in other corners of Asia, karaoke is wildly popular in Vietnam and singing has become big business. Around 10 p.m. in Ho Chi Minh City’s rapidly-gentrifying District 8, an old Honda scooter pulls up to the curb of [...]
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January 31, 2010
Singer Luong Duc Minh at Câest Moi nightclub. Ho Chi Minh Cityâs night club singers often attract small local followings, but fame and fortune are not much of an option for these vocalists who perform purely for the love of song. After 30 years of singing, popular night club act Thanh Hoa doesnât have a [...]
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January 23, 2010
With a traditional music style on the verge of extinction, residents in An Thai Village ramp up efforts to protect their sacred art. Xoan singing is performed at holy venus in the communal house which begins with offering incense for gods.LookAtVietnam – With a traditional music style on the verge of extinction, residents in An [...]
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January 10, 2010
Many singers start their careers at nightclubs. For some, singing has become a job to earn a living while some others sees night clubs as “classes” to train themselves and wait for opportunities. Singers of the Van Nghe night club, HCM City.Nguyen T, a composer and singer, performed three days in a row. He was [...]
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December 24, 2009
The culture ministry’s Performing Arts Department has sent documents to culture, sports and tourism departments in localities throughout the country asking agencies . . . Singer My Tam.According to Pham Dinh Thang, an official from the department, the move was made to act against the recent increase in lip-syncing cases throughout the country.“However, concerned agencies [...]
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December 24, 2009
Christmas is a time for many individuals, organisations and voluntary clubs to join hands in charitable activities by helping less fortunate people enjoy a meaningful LookAtVietnam – Although Christmas does not have historical roots in Viet Nam, people across the country are filled with the holiday spirit. No need to wait until December 25, one [...]
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