Stories about Music in Hanoi
Hip-hoppers of HanoiAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] "Big Toe Crew," Vietnam's first and best known hip-hop dance group, makes its big-stage debut on a national tour. The group will interpret Vietnam's infamously chaotic street traffic in the high-energy dance and video performance "Xe Co"...
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Nhac Tien Chien: The Origins of Vietnamese Popular SongJason Gibbs - jgibbs [355] By the 19th century Vietnam found itself forcibly and irrevocably confronted with the Western world. As this foreign presence intensified, the elite, ruling and mandarin classes insularly maintained a...
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The Exotic Sounds of Ca TruBarbara Cohen - bcohen [1,047] Ca tru music sounds strange to the uninitiated. Clicks and clacks accompany the centuries old ballads. It is not the kind of music that inspires toe tapping or humming. Once almost extinct, a club in...
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Reform and Tradition in Early Vietnamese Popular SongJason Gibbs - jgibbs [355] Among young, urban Vietnamese of the 1930s, the clarion call was for reform and renovation in all areas of life. In the midst of colonial domination, a new Vietnamese national consciousness was...
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A Perfect Evening in HanoiAnn R. Braun - abraun [198] I'm a regular visitor to Hanoi, however my hosts keep me so busy that there's rarely a day to spare. They always apologize for the tight schedule, and promise I'll have time to see the sights and...
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Vietnamese Music: Spanning the Cultural SpectrumIris Brooks - ibrooks [78] While many people now think of Vietnam as either a hip, new travel destination or a land of business and trading opportunities, cultural exchanges between the U.S. and Vietnam have also expanded as...
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