Two of Vietnam's most esteemed musicians bring their music to the Asia Society. Ms. Nguyen Thanh Thuy presents the exquisite music of the dan tranh (zither), a traditional instrument originally from ...

The classroom at the Vietnam National Academy of Music could be almost any place in the world where piano is taught. The furniture and lighting are institutional. The walls have soundproofing. There ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- This segment features a preview of the first ever full show in Houston featuring Vietnamese traditional music. The show is part of the 10th anniversary concert of Viet Wave ...

The trend of infusing folk culture and traditional arts into contemporary music is not only thriving in Vietnam but is also gaining ground internationally. Through impressive performances and ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The outdoor stage is alive with flashing strobe lights, gyrating dancers and racing techno music -- a concert unlike anything Vietnam’s beloved Ho Chi Minh ever saw in his ...

It doesn't take much to search out certain parts of Vietnamese culture in Orange County. Take a spin around Garden Grove, Fountain Valley or Westminster and it's impossible to go more than a few ...

In Vietnam today, patriotic odes to the glory of the revolution may still be heard at Communist Party meetings, but millions of ordinary Vietnamese opt for the modern pop songs being belted out on CDs ...

An event on the exchange between Vietnamese and Chinese folk music culture was held Saturday in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. Hosted by the Confucius Institute at Hanoi University, the event featured ...

This weekend in the arts, the experimental Vietnamese music of Vân-Ánh Võ, 1960's women's lithography, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival and the Met Opera's 'Ariadne Auf Naxos.' As we move further ...

Many people know the protest songs of the 1960s and '70s, born of the civil rights movement and the social and political upheaval sparked by the Vietnam War. Today, hip-hop has taken the lead in ...

From jazz's modern edge comes Billy Bang's second reflection on the impact of the Vietnam war experience. Along with fellow Vietnam veterans Ron Brown, Butch Morris, Michael Carvin, and Ted Daniel, ...