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Release Date: 26-10-1998
Label: Celestial Harmonies
Catalog Number: 13082-2
Barcode: 13711308228
Musical Style: World
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cung Dan Dat Nuoc (Melody of the Country) [04:43] | 10 | Ru Con Nam Bo (Nam Bo Lullaby) [04:24] |
| 2 | Nho'em (I Miss You) [03:12] | 11 | Que Ta (My Village) [04:18] |
| 3 | Anh Van Hanh Quan (You're Marching On) [02:04] | 12 | Ly Giao Duyen (folksong from southern Vietnam) [04:24] |
| 4 | Ly Hoai Nam (Remembering the South) [05:19] | 13 | Qua Song (Crossing the River) [03:04] |
| 5 | Tu Dai Oan (Four Great Sorrows) [04:39] | 14 | Ke Chuyen Ngay Mua (A Harvesting Story) [06:16] |
| 6 | Doc Con Xa (religious ritual music) [04:08] | 15 | Tren Duong Chien Thang (On the Road to Victory) [02:11] |
| 7 | Qua Cau Gio Bay (Breeze Over the Bridge) [03:41] | 16 | Tro Ve Tay Nguyen (Coming Home to Tay Nguyen) [03:57] |
| 8 | Canh Chim Bao Tin Vui (Bird Bringing Good News) [02:35] | 17 | Vi Mien Nam (For Southern People) [03:24] |
| 9 | Dem Tay Nguyen (Night in Tay Nguyen) [05:38] | 18 | Huong Sen Dong Thap (The Scent of the Dong Thap Lotus) [05:32] |
Description:
Imagine a country whose instrumental heritage includes a thousand–year-old, one–string precursor to the electric guitar: a country where you can play a percussion instrument without actually touching it; a country where one-hole flutes and strange rifle–shaped mouth harps are more common than a piano. Imagine a country whose history and music have been shaped by struggles with Chinese, French, Japanese and American invasions. You might expect this country's music to be wildly colorful, exotic and complex - and you would be right. The Music of Vietnam offers listeners a rare opportunity to sample the remarklable variety of traditional Vietnamese music: from ensemble works with a clear Chinese influence to solo pieces for the odd instruments of Vietnam's many tribal minorities. Volumes 1.1 and 1.2 of The Music of Vietnam focus on the traditional music of the Vietnamese people themselves, as opposed to the folk music of the ethnic groups that live in Vietnam's highlands and plateaus. Within the Vietnamese tradition there are many surprisees. Works that draw on the trance and percussion music of ancient Buddhist healers appear alongside old Vietnamese theater folk ensembles, but others are definitely a product of musicians who have studied Western classical and pop music. Familiar chord progressions may grace a souther Vietnamese harvest song, while another work based on religious ritual music may have an acoustic funk backbeat, thanks to the subtle and energetic tradition of Vietnamese percussion. For Western listeners, especially those for whom Vietnam signifies a war and nothing more, The Music of Vietnam will be an ear–opening experience.
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