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MUSIC & PERFORMANCES Hanoi- ‘Lang Toi’ (My Village) by Lune Production May 6, 7, 10, 11, 6pm Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District, Lang Toi (My Village) is a delicate merge of tradition and innovation, where the poetic beauty of Northern Vietnam’s village life is presented through a new cirque approach. Farming, building activities, traditional games, and the lifestyle of the Northern villagers are recreated through ancestral bamboo props, breath-taking cirque and acrobatics performances, and rhythmic dance, to distinct folk music from more than 20 musical instruments. Ticket prices: VND 700,000- VND 1,050,000 Performance by Austrian jazz duo Bình Minh Jazz Club Hanoi on May 5 and Sax ‘n’ Art Jazz Club in HCM City on May 7  The tour will mark the first time musicians and composers Dominik Fuss and Jorg Leichtfried have performed in Asia. HCMC- Performance by young string quartet Soul Live Project … [Read more...] about What’s on May 6-12 (Daily updated)

Swedish jazz artist Elisabeth Melander. — Photo elisabethmelander.com (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - A concert featuring two Swedish jazz artists – Elisabeth Melander and Lars Andersson – will be held on October 17 night at the Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM) in Hanoi. The concert, which is in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Sweden, is hosted by the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi. For several years, VNAM has collaborated with the Academy of Music in Malmö, especially in their respective jazz programmes. Both Melander and Andersson have engaged in building the jazz department at VNAM and several Vietnamese musicians have been studying in Malmö over the years. Melander received her degree in classical singing and ensemble at the Swedish Academy of Music in Gothenburg. She also developed her individual musical education with improvisational focus, art music, jazz, composition and … [Read more...] about Swedish Jazz artists to perform at celebration concert

  Swedish jazz artist Elisabeth Melander. — Photo elisabethmelander.com HÀ NỘI — A concert featuring two Swedish jazz artists – Elisabeth Melander and Lars Andersson – will be held tonight (October 17) at the Việt Nam National Academy of Music (VNAM). The concert, which is in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Việt Nam and Sweden, is hosted by the Embassy of Sweden in Hà Nội. For several years, VNAM has collaborated with the Academy of Music in Malmö, especially in their respective jazz programmes. Both Melander and Andersson have engaged in building the jazz department at VNAM and several Vietnamese musicians have been studying in Malmö over the years. Melander received her degree in classical singing and ensemble at the Swedish Academy of Music in Gothenburg. She also developed her individual musical education with improvisational focus, art music, jazz, … [Read more...] about Jazz artists perform at celebration concert

Vietnamese artist Linh Ha (L) and German duo AB Syndrom (Source: https://hanoigrapevine.com) Hanoi (VNA) – German AB Syndrom band and Vietnamese artist Linh Ha will perform in Hanoi’s Tuoi Tre Theatre in Hanoi on October 20, according to the Goethe Institute. AB Syndrom is the ninth German band invited by the institute to perform in Southeast Asia. Linh Ha, who has worked with the band in a music project in Germany, will accompany the duo during their tour of Vietnam. The Berlin duo AB Syndrom and the unusual beats of their music have been rocking the German music scene since 2007. They are popular in Spotify and German radio (radioeins, Fritz, Deutschlandfunk, Nova). Their second album Hey Herz made the Radio Fritz “Sound of 2017” list. Vietnamese artist Linh Ha is an equally accomplished musician who uses her unique voice, a variety of percussion instruments, and a looper to create multidimensional soundscapes. Combining traditional … [Read more...] about German duo AB Syndrom, Vietnamese artist to perform in Hanoi

Internationally-acclaimed jazz guitarist Nguyen Le and his band will perform at The BandFest 2018 on April 30 in Hanoi (Photo: chargedparticles.com)   Hanoi (VNA) - Internationally-acclaimed jazz guitarist Nguyen Le and his band will perform at The BandFest 2018 later this month at the Hanoi Opera House. Initiated by Vietnam’s famous composer and music producer Anh Quan and his wife, diva My Linh, The BandFest is expected to be Vietnam’s first international indoor music festival dedicating solely to the band and not just singers.  “Most people are not aware of the importance of a music band. They even keep a ‘default’ thought that the band is supporting the singers or is just secondary. They don’t know that a band can act as a dependent individual,” Quan said at a press conference last week. The composer said he has witnessed in recent years the births of several bands, which have made strong impressions on music fans with their … [Read more...] about The BandFest 2018 to feature int’l stars