Chau Van Singing – A Unique Feature of Vietnamese Culture
To preserve and promote the art of Chau van singing, the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi and Vietnam’s Chau van Singing Preservation Club recently organized a two-night Chau van singing…
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Chau van singing – The Vietnamese Intangible Heritage
Chau van is a kind of spiritual singing accompanying the hau dong (mediumship) ritual of the Mother Goddesses religion. It’s popular throughout the country, but Nam Dinh Province is considered…
Xoan Singing – The Cultural Heritage of Humanity
On December 24, 2011, at the 6th Meeting of the Inter-governmental Committee for the Conservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO held in Bali, Indonesia, Vietnam’s Xoan singing in Phu…
The Vietnamese two-chord fiddle (Đàn Nhị)
The Dan Nhi is popular among several ethnic groups in Vietnam. It is also refered to as Dan Co in southern provinces of Viet Nam. The Dan Nhi is somewhat…
The Ty Ba – a traditional musical istrument of Vietnamese (Đàn Tỳ Bà)
The Ty Ba is a four-string instrument which is frequently present in a traditional orchestra. Its sound box is shaped like a pear cut in half lengthwise. Its soundboard is…
Quan Ho folk songs
Quan ho Bac Ninh is folk songs of the Red River Delta, concentrates mainly in Kinh Bac region (provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang). This is a kind of…
Ca Tru Vietnam – The Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
On 1st, October 2003, Ca Tru Vietnam has ever Music was proclaimed by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Ca tru music sounds strange to…
The Royal Refined Music (Nha Nhac) of Hue
On 7th, November 2003, the Royal Refined Vietnam has ever Music was proclaimed by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, the first title of…
The Vietnamese two chord guitar (Đàn Nguyệt)
The Southerners of Vietnam refer to this instrument as Dan Kim. Dan Nguyet has two strings and the resonator resembles the moon,that is probably why it is named Dan Nguyet,…
The Cultural Space of Gong in the Central Highlands
Specific values of the cultural space of the Central Highlands gong which is a part of Vietnam’s cultural heritage and quintessence has been recognised by the international community. On 25th…