Vân-Ánh Võ is a prodigious performer, composer, and Artistic Director who has garnered numerous accolades for her virtuosic mastery of the 16-string đàn tranh (zither)…
Artist Profiles: Dàn tranh Master Vân-Ánh Võ
Tag: Vietnam
Artist Profiles: Khac Chi
When Vietnam’s premier music ensemble arrived in Vancouver in 1992 for a gig at the Vancouver Folk Festival they knew instinctively that it was time…
Artist Profiles: Thomas Thuân Dang Vu
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)…
Artist Profiles: Phong Nguyen
Phong Nguyen is one of the foremost exponents of Vietnamese music in the West and a recipient of the National Heritage Fellowship, the United States’…