Thomas Thuân Dang Vu was born in Saigon (now called Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam where he learned to play the dan tranh (Vietnamese zither) in his youth. Immediately after college he moved to New York City and began to focus his creativity on studying the gu zheng (Chinese zither).
Thomas has performed at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, the New York Asian Festival and the Earth Day Celebration at the United Nations. In May of 2002 he and Wang Changyuan were invited to perform in London for the 2002 Nobel Prize Laureates at the Ahenaeum Club at Pall Mall and the Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
