Traditional Music

Then singing of the Nung

Then singing, also called Lau Then, is a traditional kind of ritual singing of the Nung. Then singing reflects the Nung’s religious life as well as their cultural values.

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Xoan Singing

Xoan singing is a folk cultural product of Phú Thọ province. The last point of time that Xoan accompany still sang in communal houses of the villages in spring was in 1945. Fortunately, we still had an opportunity to meet singers and instrumentalist who used to sing in the Xoan accompany in the old days when we conducted to investigate, study on Xoan singing in the late August.

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Hat Then

"Hat then" are religious epics of Long Poems, performed by the highland Tay and Nung minority groups. Those songs tell the story of the path to paradise to ask the Jade Emperor to settle troubles for the head of household.

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Hat Xam

Hat Xam, or the song of the blind artists, has existed since the Tran dynasty (13th century).

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Hat Van

Hat van, or hat chau van, is a traditional folk art which combines trance singing and dancing, a religious form of art used for extolling the merits of beneficent deities or deified national heroes.

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Vietnamese Lullaby Songs

Lullaby songs are a sort of folk music often heard in Vietnam, especially in the countryside. They are used not only to lull small children to go to sleep but also to express human feelings such as homesickness, wife missing her husband...

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Quan Ho Bac Ninh

The folk-song Quan Ho, a very rich and beautiful musical storehouse of our people, has a very long lasting history. During all its existence, successive creations have unceasingly changed the type of the folk-song Quan Ho.

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Cai Luong (renovated opera)

Cai Luong (Renovated Opera) appeared in the southern part of Vietnam in the 1920s. This relatively modern form combines drama, modeled after French comedy, and singing.

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Tuong or Hat Boi

Tuong, also called Hat Boi in the south, is a kind of drama of the national theatre. Tuong came into being over five hundred years ago, reflecting the rich and special culture of Vietnam.

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Cheo Opera

Cheo is a form of popular theatre in Vietnam that has its roots in ancient village festivals.

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Then singing of the Nung

Xoan Singing

Hat Then

Hat Xam

Hat Van

Vietnamese Lullaby Songs

Quan Ho Bac Ninh

Cai Luong (renovated opera)

Tuong or Hat Boi

Cheo Opera