July 31, 2011
Hanoi-born artist unafraid to take traditional instrument to new spaces Vo Van Anh playing the dan tranh at a concert in Ho Chi Minh City last week. The San Francisco based artist said her biggest desire was to introduce the traditional zither to world friends and the young Vietnamese. Every time she takes the [...]
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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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January 16, 2010
Duc Hanh boats along the Giang river into the heart of Pu Mat National Park in search of one of Vietnam’s most reclusive hill tribes. The Dan Lai hill tribe located in a remote part of Nghe An province is of unknown origin – is this Vietnam’s 55th ethnic group? Who are the Dan Lai? [...]
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August 15, 2009
American music lecturer Alexander Cannon performs dan sen He already speaks Vietnamese relatively fluently, but heâs only been here a year. Itâs just one of the many testaments to Alexander Cannonâs love for Vietnam and dedication to his studies. Cannon arrived in Ho Chi Minh City in June 2008 looking to unlock the secrets of [...]
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August 12, 2009
Chau Dinh Khoa plays the dan ty ba at his 100th birthday party A centenarian musician longs to teach the next generation the secrets of the Vietnamese pipa. After 100 years, Chau Dinh Khoa is no less dedicated to the love of his life: the dan ty ba.He still plays the same ty ba, a [...]
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August 3, 2009
Kieu My, the only female dan kim (Vietnamese two-chord guitar) player in Ho Chi Minh City Cai luong musicians have little to live on besides their love and zeal. It takes talent and passion to propel artists into the limelight, most of the time.But what does it take for artists to keep performing outside the [...]
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July 31, 2009
LookAtVietnam – As the birthplace of national icon Ho Chi Minh, Nghe An province has been emblazoned in the consciousness of the Vietnamese people for several generations. But today it is attracting attention for a different reason – its potential for a great holiday. Off the beaten track: The Giang river in Nghe An province.Forests, [...]
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June 1, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Seeing Mai Tuyet Hoa dressed in a T-shirt and jeans and riding a motorbike, nobody would think that she is a famous singer of Xam songs in the capital of Vietnam. Mai Tuyet Hoa.LookAtVietnam – Seeing Mai Tuyet Hoa dressed in a T-shirt and jeans and riding a motorbike, nobody would think that [...]
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April 30, 2009
Dinh Linh performs in front of a foreign audience at Truc Mai Concert A small theater owned by a married musical pair has a big role to play in cultural preservation. If the traditional music of Vietnam does not get crushed into oblivion by the onslaught of the modern world, it will be thanks in [...]
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