Vân-Ánh Võ is standing in her studio, surrounded by instruments. There’s a massive upright bamboo marimba called a dàn t’rung, a monochord called a dàn bau. In the corner is Võ’s prize, her favorite ...

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese musician Tri Nguyen learned to play both the piano and the traditional Vietnamese dan tranh (zither) at an early age. VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese musician Tri Nguyen ...

Award-winning performer-composer-instrumentalist Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ’s Stanford Live “Harps of Asia” concerts with three renowned Asian zither masters this week represent the culmination of a 20-year ...

Vietnam's Music of the Amateurs has been likened to Western Chamber music. Fans of the traditional Asian art form describe its beauty and subtlety - attributes which Justin Rowlatt found difficult to ...

Vietnam is home to 54 ethnic groups, each with its own customs and traditions. Those groups have created a variety of traditional musical instruments, which have played an important role in Vietnamese ...