VietnamSurprise – Hanoi on Wednesday launched the first festival of Chau Van singing at Kim Giang Temple in Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi, attracting hundreds of Chau Van singers and locals…
Fascinated by the centuries-old Gong music of ethnic minority communities in Viet Nam, Vincenzo Della Ratta, an Italian researcher, has travelled to the Central Highlands of Viet Nam to learn…
Tuong”, also called “Boi” singing or “Luong Tuong”, is the most classical and scholarly drama of Vietnam and developed from literature with folk songs and traditional dance. Till the end…
Vietnam Information – There’s a folk verse in Vietnam that tells about a lazy guy who does not want to do anything but could not resist the attraction of a…
In comparison with Cheo singing (popular opera) and Tuong (classical opera), cai luong is a new type of theatre in Vietnam, combining drama, modeled after French comedy, and singing. Cai…
The T’rung (Đàn T’rung) is one of the popular musical instruments closely associated with the spiritual life of the Bahnar, TSedan, Giarai, Ede and other ethnic minority people in the…
The bamboo flute (Sao Truc), is made from a stem of fine bamboo pierced with finger holes. The bamboo flute has long been attached to the cultural and spiritual life of the…
Don ca tai tu is younger than other kinds of Vietnamese traditional music like Xoan singing, Ceremonial singing, Xam singing, and Chau Van singing, but it’s grouped with Vietnamese traditional…
The Vietnamese 16-chord zither is also known as Dan Thap Luc or sixteen-stringed zither. The Vietnamese 16-chord zither originates from the ancient capital city of Hue, where women once played…
This warning, probably coming from vigilant parents wishing to protect their daughters from the emotional appeal of love songs played on this instrument; this gives an idea of the power…