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Viet Nam: Traditions of the South

Various Artists
Viet Nam: Traditions of the South This recording, compiled and annotated by Vietnamese musicologist Trân Vân Khê, collects two styles of music from the southern region of Vietnam (defined in the liner notes as the area between the 12th parallel and the country’s southern tip at Pointe de Cà Mau). The inclusion of both formal ritual and religious music, including prayers and a spirit possession song, and secular or “entertainment” music, which allows for improvisation, creates a great sonic variety. One piece in the latter genre is the extremely popular “Longing for the Past.” The music is performed on a variety of traditional Vietnamese instruments ranging from 2-string fiddles to 16-string zithers, flutes, end-blown double reeds, and percussion. Vocals are in the form of chants and lyrical songs.

Track Listing

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Tu Huyen, Nam Phu, Chin Quon, Sau Phu, Hai Phat
02:52
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102
Tu Huyen, Hai Phat, Tam Thu, Hai Dat
04:30
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103
Tu Huyen, Hai Phat, Tam Thu, Bay Ham, Chin Quon, Hai Dat
04:55
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104
Hai Phat, Tu Huyen, Chin Quon, Tam Thu, Sau Phu, Hai Dat
08:38
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105
Hai Biêu, Sau Tung, Bay Ham
04:28
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106
Vinh Bao
03:30
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107
Ba Duong, Sau Tung, Bay Ham, Tu Huyen
03:46
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108
Mong Trung, Trân Vân Khê
04:04
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109
Miss Bach Huê, Hai Biêu, Tu Huyen, Sau Tung
04:11
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110
Hai Biêu, Sau Tung, Bay Ham
03:35
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111
Miss Bach Huê, Hai Biêu, Sau Tung, Bay Ham
04:13