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A festival of Don ca tai tu or Southern amateur music will take place at the Van Thanh Tourist Area in Binh Thanh District in Ho Chi Minh City on September 24-25. A Don ca tai tu is music performance being held at the home of Professor Tran Van Khe. (Photo: Sggp) Devotees will have an opportunity to enjoy [...]
The Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music will celebrate its 55th anniversary with a special concert on September 30. The symphony orchestra of the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music. Many generations of artists who have made outstanding contributions in developing the municipal music institute will take part in the event, such as [...]
Meritorious artists Tuyet Mai and Dinh Linh have kept the strains of traditional Vietnamese folk music alive by offering free classes at their Truc Mai music house in Ho Chi Minh City. Meritorious Artist Tuyet Mai teaching visitors how to play traditional Vietnamese folk musical instruments. (Photo: Sggp) The artist couple gives visitors lessons in [...]
A Japanese-Vietnamese music show featuring top singers from both countries will take place in Hanoi Opera House on October 9, according to the Japanese Embassy’s Culture Department. Four famous music bands, including AAA, Winds, Exile, and AKB48; award-winning folk singer Godai Natsuko; and 67-year-old “ambassador” Sugi Ryotaro, from Japan will perform different genres of music. [...]
The northern province of Bac Ninh said it will bring Quan ho (love duet songs) to schools in a bid to better preserve this cultural heritage. Jointly coordinated by the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Department of Education and Training, this activity is part of an agreement between Vietnam and UNESCO [...]
Even though the Cai Luong theater is continually facing difficulties in attracting audiences, many young people today remain dedicated to this traditional southern folk opera style and are optimistic of its future. Famous veteran Cai Luong actors and actresses such as Bao Quoc, Minh Vuong, Ngoc Giau, Thanh Nga, Le Thuy and of the younger generation, [...]
A special concert entitled “Vietnam Beauty” honoring the intangible cultural heritage of the country will be held at the Au Co Arts Center in Hanoi on September 10. The concert will present to audiences various kinds of music and dance from 54 provinces of Vietnam. UNESCO has so far recognized five heritages of Vietnam as [...]
Ca tru artisan Pham Thi Hue and her teacher – dan day player Nguyen Phu De, 88, have released ca tru album, entitled “Ca tru – Singing house”. Mr Nguyen Phu De This is the first album shared by Hue and De, the two top names of ca tru art in Vietnam at present. The CD [...]
English interpretations will be available through headphones for the first time for non-Vietnamese speakers attending performances of cai luong (reformed theatre) at the Ha Noi Theatre of Cai Luong’s Chuong Vang Theatre. What’d he say? A scene of the cai luong opera Menh De Vuong (The King’s Fate), interpreted into English for foreign audiences. — [...]
Culture lovers can look forward to eight unique, modern and innovative cultural projects with an emphasis on a variety of subjects such as visual art, traditional and modern music, and Danish-Vietnamese cultural exchange and performances. The Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) held their first board meeting of 2011 last week, in which they decided [...]