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Viet Nam: Ca Tru and Quan Ho: Traditional Music

Various Artists
Viet Nam: Ca Tru and Quan Ho: Traditional Music The northern Vietnamese vocal song traditions of ca trù and quanh?are the focus of this recording. Ca trù, literally translated as “song with little tokens,” is a genre of Vietnamese chamber music sung only by female vocalists with instrumental accompaniment. Ca trù singing was inscribed on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2009. This 1976 recording was made in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam by noted musicologist Tr?n Van Khê. The ca trù songs, including classics in the repertoire, are sung by Quach Thi Hô, one of only a small number of ca trù singers at the time. Additional tracks are examples of quan h? songs. Quan h? is a genre that originated in Bac Ninh province (now called Ha Bac), about 30 kilometers from Hanoi. Sung by both men and women with instrumental accompaniment, the songs are passed orally from generation to generation.

Track Listing

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Quach Thi Hô, Dinh Khàc Ban, Truc Hiên Nguyên Nhu Lâm
03:10
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102
Quach Thi Hô, Dinh Khàc Ban, Truc Hiên Nguyên Nhu Lâm
07:12
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103
Quach Thi Hô, Dinh Khàc Ban, Truc Hiên Nguyên Nhu Lâm
13:17
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104
Hai Cai, Phuong Dua, Van Tich, Manh Thang
03:51
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105
Ba Manh, Tu Van, Son Ma, Van Tich
01:26
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106
Nam Dang, Sau Ha, Huynh Bat, Son Ma, Công Huynh, Van Tich
03:10
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107
Ba Manh, Tu Van
03:07
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108
Ba Trong, Hai Cai, Công Huynh, Nguyen Ngoc Trac
04:40
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109
Hai Lam, Ba Trong, Hai Cai, Tu Van, Phuong Dua, Nguyen Ngoc Trac, Công Huynh, Van Tich, Manh Thang, Huynh Bat, Son Ma
03:42
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110
Hai Lam, Ba Trong, Hai Cai, Tu Van, Phuong Dua, Nguyen Ngoc Trac, Công Huynh, Van Tich, Manh Thang, Huynh Bat, Son Ma
03:12