Music group Trinity will fuse traditional Japanese folk tunes with contemporary music in a performance in Ha Noi this weekend. Mix and match : Trio Trinity will fuse traditional and modern music in performances held on Saturday and Sunday in Ha Noi. — Courtesy of Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange The trio, including Japanese traditional tsugaru shamisen musician Chikudo Takahashi, percussionist Kei Wada and koto (Japanese harp) musician Miki Maruta, will be accompanied by singer Taiko Matsumoto. The artists will play a fusion of tsugaru shamisen folk songs with other Asian and European music, as well as some Beatles classics. Established in 2006, Trinity released their first album Trinity in 2009. Takahashi is the last apprentice of renowned master Chikuzan Takahashi who established and spread the solo playing style of tsugaru shamisen. Chikudo Takahashi has collaborated with a wide range of musicians, including Okinawa Sanshin, a kokyu (Chinese fiddle) … [Read more...] about Japanese fusion group to perform in Ha Noi
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Ha Noi to host national Heritage Day
Cultural activities focusing on heritage and its preservation will be organised in Ha Noi to celebrate the 7th Viet Nam Cultural Heritage Day, which falls on November 23. This year the county's northern and central regions are in the spotlight, with the event featuring the participation of delegates from Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue provinces and Ha Noi. The cultural week will take place from November 21 to 23 at the Viet Nam Culture and Arts Exhibition Centre, 2 Hoa Lu Street, Ha Noi. Performers will present traditional music and dances, folk games, handicrafts and calligraphy from their localities. A photo exhibition at the centre will highlight Vietnamese heritage, landscapes, history and culture from each province and city. Heritage Day activities will be held in Ha Noi from November 21 to 23 and include cuisine and specialities from the northern and central provinces at a fair promoting tourism and culture of participating … [Read more...] about Ha Noi to host national Heritage Day
Ha Noi says no to cars on pavement
The capital People's Committee has called on district authorities to halt the issue of licences allowing cars to park on city pavements. Organisations that already have licences were ordered to reserve at least 1.5m of pavement space for pedestrian use, said committee deputy chairman Nguyen Van Khoi. Tran Dang Hai, deputy chief inspector of the Ha Noi Department of Transport, said that in 2007, district committees were instructed to manage pavements to allow some cars to remain. The number of pavements used for parking space has increased to such an extent that urgent measures had become a necessity. In the past three months, the city's Traffic Police punished more than 4,000 people for parking their cars illegally, temporarily seizing more than 200 vehicles and 3,800 driving licences. Meanwhile, Ha Noi Department of Transport inspection fines amounted to VND8.1 billion (US$389,000) based on traffic rule violations, more than 8,800 of which related to illegally parked … [Read more...] about Ha Noi says no to cars on pavement
Ha Noi Telecom Corp bids to buy EVN
Ha Noi Telecom Corp, which owns Vietnammobile, has again submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister to purchase 3G broadband and network infrastructure from faltering EVN Telecom. It said EVN Telecom, a subsidiary of the Viet Nam Electricity Group (EVN), should not be allowed to merge with Viettel, one of the largest mobile providers in the country, because it would become a monopoly. A representative from Hutchison Telecom, a partner of Ha Noi Telecom, said the muted merger would boost Viettel's market share and give it an unfair advantage over small mobile providers. The telecom market is currently dominated by MobiFone, Vinaphone and Viettel. Ha Noi Telecom and Hutchison Telecom said they had signed a strategic roaming agreement with EVN Telecom through Vietnammobile, which enabled it to offer 3G broadband. Hutchison Telecom also asked the Prime Minister to review their US$1 billion investment in Vietnammobile. Ha Noi Telecom has submitted a plan to purchase debt-ridden … [Read more...] about Ha Noi Telecom Corp bids to buy EVN
French singer brings world music to Ha Noi
French rapper and jazz artist Kad Achouri will perform in Viet Nam for one night only at the French Cultural Centre in Ha Noi on November 15. Achouri will sing with music from Adalberto de Jesus Morgado Alves (percussion), Kim Marray (guitar) and Lan Toothill (bass). Piano, bandoneon and string instruments will also feature in the performance. Achouri, of Algerian-Spanish ancestry, was born in 1969. He was self-taught on the piano and began his career playing the piano in London bars. He later began composing and gained popularity on the release of his first song, Latina Me, in 2000. After the release of his first album, Liberte, in 2002, he was named young French talent of the year by the French phonographic society Adami, playlisted by the national radio station France Inter and chosen to perform at that year's Cannes Festival. He was nominated Young Talent of Midem - International Music Fair at Cannes in 2002. Kad has released three albums, the latest of which, a pop and … [Read more...] about French singer brings world music to Ha Noi