Music

The Ba Pho’s family troupe. (Photo: sovhtt.hanoi.gov.vn) I visited the Ba Pho Music House one summer evening after one of my foreign friends told me how excited he had been about Vietnam’s traditional musical instruments.  As soon as I came into the house which is located on a small street in Hanoi, I were strongly impressed by a collection of more than 200 types of folk instruments of ethnic minority groups nationwide, many of which look extremely strange such as the “Dan luu” of from northern plains, the “Dan co ke” and “flute of Mong” of the northwestern region, the stone instruments of the Mo Nong group and the stone instruments of the Ede group. Surely, few people know about them. The collection represents the effort made by meritorious artist Ba Pho over the course of half a century. Pho said he established the house in the hopes of gathering those who like traditional music and traditional … [Read more...] about Ba Pho Music House, special space to preserve traditional musical instruments

  A poster of Wonderland the Musical: Alice – The Sequel. HÀ NỘI — A musical inspired by the Disney fantasy-adventure animation Alice in Wonderland will be staged in Hà Nội on Sunday. Entitled Wonderland the Musical: Alice – The Sequel, the show has been produced by PDV Production – an art project that gathers young art enthusiasts, especially Disney lovers. According to the producer, the new musical is expected to ignite childhood memories. Nguyễn Hoàng Thu Hà, the project’s director, said the musical’s English script had been created by South African Andrew J. Carter. Set in Wonderland, a utopia full of magic which Alice once accidentally strayed into while running after the White Rabbit, she has a new and exciting adventure. In Wonderland, from a shy and insecure, Alice becomes a brave, responsible and brilliant person. Together with her … [Read more...] about Disney lovers stage Wonderland musical

Voting for the award begins from 5pm on October 1 and is set to close at 5:59am on November 3. More detailed information and updates about the MTV EMA 2019 can be found at mtvwe.com. This year’s award show will be the first-time that Suboi has competed in the category. Suboi, born Hang Lam Trang Anh in 1990 in the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, is renowned as one the country’s best rappers. She founded the company Suboi Entertainment in 2012 and has released three albums during her career, including her 2010 debut “Walk”, followed by “Run” in 2014, and “EP 2.7” in 2017. First established in 1994, the MTV EMA is an event organised by MTV and hosted by different European countries each year. Although the prize seeks to recognise outstanding talent from Europe, the MTV EMA has also branched out to global music and now presents awards to artists worldwide. Indeed, since 2010 the EMA have awarded the “Best Southeast Asia … [Read more...] about Rapper Suboi to compete at the MTV European Music Awards 2019

Voting for the award begins from 5pm on October 1 and is set to close at 5:59am on November 3. More detailed information and updates about the MTV EMA 2019 can be found at mtvwe.com. This year’s award show will be the first-time that Suboi has competed in the category. Suboi, born Hang Lam Trang Anh in 1990 in the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, is renowned as one the country’s best rappers. She founded the company Suboi Entertainment in 2012 and has released three albums during her career, including her 2010 debut “Walk”, followed by “Run” in 2014, and “EP 2.7” in 2017. First established in 1994, the MTV EMA is an event organised by MTV and hosted by different European countries each year. Although the prize seeks to recognise outstanding talent from Europe, the MTV EMA has also branched out to global music and now presents awards to artists worldwide. Indeed, since 2010 the EMA have awarded the “Best Southeast Asia … [Read more...] about Rapper Suboi to compete at the MTV European Music Awards

HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Ho Chi Minh City will host  Ho do 2019  (HOZO), an international music festival on December 13-15, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The festival is part of HCM City’s strategic investment plan to develop the city’s cultural industry until 2020. HCM City has long been considered a place with the most exciting music activities in the country. However, many locals have not had a chance to experience the real spirit that a festival should have. For the past 10 years, many music lovers could only be proud of Giai Dieu Mua Thu (Autumn Melody), a festival dedicated to classical music. Though it cannot be denied that HCM City has hosted interesting music events, many of them were sponsored by brands for both cultural and advertising purposes. With that, HOZO will be the first international music event that is backed up by the state. According … [Read more...] about HCM City to host international music festival