Wandering through vietnamese culture

World folk: Vietnamese-French pianist and zither artist Tri Nguyen (center) will perform along with two music groups in the concert Chuyen Lang Du (Wandering Stories) at the Voice of Ho Chi Minh City’s Music Hall on October 27. Photo: vietnamnews.vn Two music groups, Stay The Time and Net Viet (Beauty of Vietnam), will accompany Tri. They will play Vietnamese traditional music from various European countries. The artists will perform Ly Ngua O (Singing about Black Horses), a folk song popular in the central and southern regions. Ly, a genre of Vietnamese folk songs, developed from children’s songs. It is used in the traditional music of the central royal city of Hue, cheo (traditional opera) in the north, and cai luong (reformed theater) in the south. Tri will also play pieces from his first album, Consonances, released in Paris in 2015. Consonances features the Vietnamese instrument "dan tranh" or "dan tam thap luc" (16-chord zither) and a string quartet including a … [Read more...] about Vietnamese-French pianist to play in Ho Chi Minh City

One nice thing about both Kuala Lumpur and Phnom Penh is you don’t have to go far for shopping If you’ve gotta travel, you’ve gotta shop! Finally got my nifty new visa without any fuss or bother but why, oh, why do the Cambodians and the Vietnamese feel the need to fill a whole page in a passport with a ridiculously overdesigned visa sticker? My ten-year passport now needs renewing and there’s still three years left on the passport’s validity!   One nice thing about both Kuala Lumpur and Phnom Penh is you don’t have to go far for shopping. Another benefit is that both cities display far more civilized behavior about pedestrians. There’s none of the ‘run you down because I refuse to acknowledge your existence’ rubbish. The traffic actually stopped to let me pass when I was running late to cross the street! I hate to say it, but I’ve mostly given up trying to buy clothes in Vietnam. It just seems as though Vietnam exports … [Read more...] about ​A quiet Vietnamese visa run (part 2)

MUSIC & PERFORMANCES Hanoi-Live Performance “The Gossip” 7pm, November 16 Phu Sa Lab, 21/52 To Ngoc Van road, Quang An ward, Tay Ho district Featuring jazzman Quyen Thien Dac, Jew’s harp artist Nguyen Duc Minh and the Do Band. The musical creations were written by Quyen Thien Dac and Nguyen Duc Minh for indigenous instruments of Southeast Asia in the Northwest, The Central Highlands, Cham and the Western saxes Entry Fee: VND700,000/pax with 1 complimentary light meal and drink. Hanoi- Opera Performance “Maria de Buenos Aires” 8 pm, November 15 Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien street, Hoan Kiem district Directed by Tran Ly Ly, the concert stars soloists Phan Duc, Huong Diep, Diem Quynh, Manh Dung, and artists from the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet. “Maria de Buenos Aires” is considered as a declaration of “New Tango”, written by composer Astor Piazzolla, who uses Tango as a musical material to make the … [Read more...] about What’s on November 12-18 (Daily updated)

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