Improvisational Theatre Show with Les Xinpromptus

Sat 14 Apr 2012, 8 – 10 pm
Hanoi Cinematheque
22A Hai Ba Trung Str, Hanoi

“Les Xinpromptus” is a French-speaking troupe practicing and performing improvisational theatre in Ho Chi MInh city since 2008.

During the improvisational theatre show, 2 teams made of Xinpromptus members will play together in building short scenes following a topic given by the audience and a style that could be singing, riming, Shakespeare’s or Molière’s…

Free admission. The show will be in French but open to any curious people!

Music Night with Jordan Senior

Sat 14 Apr 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Social Club
6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi

Every so often a musician wanders into the cafe looking for a gig. Very rarely is that musician as accomplished as Jordan Senior. Playing crisp melodies with rolling, summery and urban lyrics, Jordan will take you to a place where the sun shines through your bedroom window on a lazy weekend afternoon.

Polished, professional and smart – come and enjoy a very rare sample of contemporary London folk, right here in Hanoi. Get there early or you will miss out!

Ticket

Ticket price: 80 000 VND at the door

The Tandem Crew at Track Bar

Sat 14 Apr 2012
Track Bar
Under Long Bien Bridge

After the Hanoi Soundstuff Festival continue your night at the equally iconic surroundings of Track Bar, under Long Bien Bridge. The Tandem crew bring their party grooves and dance floor fillers to ensure a night of mischief and mayhem.

HCMC – Exhibition “An Eternal Spring”

Temple of Literature in the Spring
Opening: Sat 07 Apr, 10 am
Exhibition: 07 Apr – 07 May 2012
Tu Do Gallery
53 Ho Tung Mau Str, Dist 1, HCMC

You are invited to a lacquer and oil painting exhibition of artist Nguyen Van Phuong titled ”An Eternal Spring”.

GALLERY HOURS (EVERY DAY) : 09:00 – 19:00 (7 days/week)

Hue – Exhibition “Signs and Wonders”

07 – 15 Apr 2012
Toi Linh Tu Temple
Imperial City, Hue

The exhibition ‘Signs and Wonders’ delves into this ancient symbolism and airs its secrets. It explores the architectural iconography of Hué, fathoms the meaning of decorative detail, and explains the typical metamorphoses of flora and fauna.
Dragon and phoenix, amaryllis and pomegranate, oil lamp and meander are just some of the animals, plants, objects and forms that bring Hué’s temples, palaces and homes to life. They snake across gables and ridges, adorn pillars and gateways, prance along walls and panelling – protective, watchful, menacing or ornamental. But where do they come from? What is their hidden significance? What are they trying to tell us?

Visit the exhibition today, during the 7th Hué International Cultural Festival, at no extra cost. You will find it in beautiful gardens at the heart of the old Imperial City, directly alongside the Toi Linh Tu Temple, where you can also see the progress of our restoration and training project.

A Talk with Peggy Orenstein

Wed 11 Apr 2012, 6 – 7.30 pm
UNIS Hanoi Centre for the Arts
Phu Thuong Ward, Tay Ho District, Hanoi

“From Princesses to Pop-Tarts: What the New Culture of Girlhood Means for Girls and the Grown-Ups Who Care About Them”.

This open evening event hopes to bring together “grown-ups who care for girls” from across the Hanoi community for what promises to be an exploration of new perspectives on parenting and is part of a three-day programme for UNIS Hanoi students, faculty and parents.

Peggy Orenstein has spent nearly two decades reporting on issues of womanhood, girlhood, and female empowerment. When her own daughter was born she realised that trying to raise a girl in our post-Feminist age is more than a little perplexing. As a new mother, she was blindsided by the persistent ultra-feminine messages being sent to a new generation of little girls—from “princess-mania” and endless permutations of pink to Bratz dolls and Halloween costumes to how girls were portraying themselves on Facebook. Her most recent book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter (published in 2011) captures her own experiences as a parent and looks at how society communicates with girls.

Please contact advancement@unishanoi.org to register or if you have any questions.

Meet the DJs

Wed 11 Apr 2012, 8 pm
Goethe
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học, Ba Đình, Hà Nội

‘Meet the DJs’ will be an oppoturnity for those who are interested in music to meet and chat with three experimental and electronic artists from Germany, Austria and Vietnam in a lovely, cozy and chilled-out atmosphere.  Not only sharing their thoughts and passions for the art, DJs Slim V (Vietnam),  Sven VT (Germany) and Sweet Susie (Austria) will also show some of their favorite gear and techniques, and bring audience a real unique DJ dance night!

People taking part in the event will also have chance to win free tickets to Hanoi Sound Stuff DJ event on 14 April with artists from Germany, England, Austrian and Vietnam.

Free admission but registration required.

Information about the DJs at ‘Meet the DJs’

•Slim V (Vietnam)
Graduated from the Vietnam National Academy of Music in 1998, Slim V started his DJ career in 2006 with House & Hiphop. In 2007, he won the 1st place in the French-Vietnamese contest held by world famous composer Nguyen Thien Dao.

www.facebook.com/pages/Dj-SlimV

•Sven VT (Germany)
Sven VT, who shows himself a passionate house and techno DJ along 15 years of his DJing career, has conquered the decks at every respected club in Berlin. Now, he is focusing on writing new music, as well as playing his monthly residency at Watergate, one of the most well-known clubs in Berlin.
www.suol.hk/artists/sven-vt/
www.suol.hk/artists/sven-vt/

•Sweet Susie (Austria)
DJane, electronic composer, and fine artist, Sweet Susie successfully reveals her ability to experiment in several artistic realms and mediums. With ease, she manages to adhere to her authentic sound and style while also exploring new options of innovation.

Lecture and Demonstration on “Incense Burning Ritual”

Thu 12 Apr, 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
27 Quang Trung, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will organize a lecture on “Incense Burning Ritual” – one of Japanese traditions. Incense burning is a traditional Japanese custom old as the Japanese tea ceremony dated back 500 years. This ritual is the Japanese art of appreciating incense, and involves using incense within a structure of codified conduct.

7 experts in incense burning from Japan will provide in depth information regarding this tradition for 22 people.

For further information, contact:
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi / TEL: 04-3944-7419

Register by calling: 04-3944-7419 (Ms.Linh) or Ms. Da Huong. Email: huongpld@jpf.org.vn

Performance of Descendance in Vietnam

Hue: Sat 07 Apr 2012
Hue Festival
Danang: Fri 13 Apr 2012, 7.30 pm
Da Nang University of Technology
54 Nguyen Luong Bang Str, Danang
HCMC: Mon 16 Apr 2012, 7 pm
HCMC Youth Cultural House
04 Phạm Ngọc Thạch St., District 1, HCMC

Descendance, one of Australian’s leading Indigenous dance groups, will showcase their contemporary interpretation of Australian Indigenous culture for Vietnamese audiences at the Hue Festival 2012, and in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, from 7 to 16 April.

The group, which consists of five artists, will perform at the Hue Festival’s opening ceremony on 7 April and several times more during the festival. They will also perform at the Danang University of Technology on 13 April and at the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cultural House on 16 April.

Since forming in 1993, Descendance has toured over 40 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. They have also performed in theatres, movies, television programs and festivals all over Australia. Descendance won the World Dance and Peace Prize at the UNESCO World Culture Open in Korea in 2004, where they competed with entrants from 70 countries.

Allaster Cox, Australia’s Ambassador to Vietnam, said, “I am very proud that Australia will continue its involvement with the Hue Festival this year. I know that many Vietnamese people have heard about Australia’s ancient Indigenous culture, but are yet to experience it firsthand. That’s one reason why the Australian Embassy in Hanoi decided to support this tour.”

“Descendance’s unique fusion of Indigenous Australian and contemporary dance is an excellent example of Australian artists’ innovative and dynamic interpretations of our cultural traditions. We’re very pleased audiences at the Hue Festival, and in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City, will have an opportunity to see them perform.”

Entry to all of Descendance’s performances will be free of charge.

For more information, please contact:
- In Hanoi: Ms Viet Anh, Tel: 0903 423 440
- In Da Nang: Ms Trang, Tel: 0905 135 100
- In Ho Chi Minh City: Ms Hang, Tel: 0903 995 561

Calls for Rehearsals of Carmina Burana

Mon 16 Apr 2012, 7.30 pm
Vietnam National Opera Ballet
11 Nui Truc Str, Hanoi

Would you like to sing at the Hanoi Opera House? Come and sing CARMINA BURANA (Carl Orff) (performance on 07 Jun 2012) with the HANOI International CHOIR.
Rehearsals begin on Monday 16 April at 11 Nui Truc (Vietnam National Opera Ballet - VNOB)

Requirements: Enthusiasm, commitment and willingness to work hard for a truly professional performance. Ability to read music is an advantage but no previous choral experience necessary. NO AUDITIONS

Please contact GRAHAM SUTCLIFFE (Chorus Master and conductor) at grahamhn@fpt.vn to register your name.

Rehearsals every Monday evening at 7.30pm. Occasional extra rehearsals may be scheduled on Wednesday Evenings if necessary. Intensive evening rehearsals with orchestra in week before the concert

Open Mic Night in Apr

La Habana Cafe
6 Cao Ba Quat, D.1, HCMC

Berbere Superstar and B Woo Live Music

12 and 13 Apr 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi

As part of their ‘Far East Far Out Tour’, Devil Music Ensemble members B-Woo and Berbere Superstar hit Hanoi for two ear tickling nights of electronic funk beat music, on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th April at HRC.

Berbere Superstar’s affectionate, stirring sound is crafted with live electric violin over electronic dance beats, traditional african samples, handheld recordings and more.


B Woo’s solo project, meanwhile, is composed of droned out processed ambient lapsteel guitar sounds, ending up with something like “Brian Eno and Robert Fripp but sometimes more evil sounding.”

Emerging local DJs/artists will also add flavours of trip-hop, improv and hip-hop to the two nights.

Thursday show: live music commences from 8PM
Friday show: live music commences immediately after UK producer Tim Exile open free workshop, approx. 9PM.

Free entry.

Live Music with Zippy and Her Friends

Sat 14 Apr 2012, 7.30 pm
PUKU bar & cafe
16-18 Tong Duy Tan, Hanoi

Hanoi’s hottest ukulele songstress Zippy is back at PUKU on Saturday 14th with her musical buddies Brendan McGibbon and DJ Jody O’Dea. Zippy’s heart-made songs are unique, quirky and delivered with the accompaniment of Eugene (her ukulele) and her own incredible voice.

Alongside Zippy, Brendan McGibbon makes a rare Hanoi outing with his piano. Brendan will deliver a mix of requests and personal favourites in his chatty lounge lizard style. DJ Jody O’Dea will complete the evening with a blend of hand-picked tunes from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Saigon SoundFest 2012

Sat 14 Apr 2012, 1 pm
Phu Tho Outdoor Stadium
1 Lu Gia Street, District 11, HCMC

You are invited to Saigon SoundFest 2012. SOUNDFEST featuring TAIO CRUZ (8 music awards, 8 million albums sold), Kimberly Caldwell, BIGBANG, Tata Young, Phương Vy, Suboi, Thảo Trang, Văn Mai Hương, Phạm Anh Khoa, Tiến Đạt, Hà Okio, Thanh Bùi, Bức Tường, MicroWave, Unlimited.

Tickets can be purchased online through Soundfest’s website or in person at the following addresses: Saigon Sound System Ticketing Office (172-174 Ky Con, Nguyen Thai Binh Ward, District 1, HCMC)

Please go to Soundfest’s website or call hotline: 08. 6291 8588 to find where your nearest ticketing outlet is.

Takahiro Kido and Yuki Murata in Hanoi Sound Stuff

Fri 13 Apr 2012, 8.30 – 9.30 pm
Vietnam National Museum of History
01 Pham Ngu Lao Str, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam participates in Hanoi Sound Stuff 2012 by bringing a young Japanese duo, Takahiro Kido & Yuki Murata for the first day of the festival on Friday 13 April 2012.

Kido & Murata are both members of neoclassical/post-rock band “Anoice” whose albums have been released under the American label “Important Records” and have been highly acclaimed not only by music enthusiasts but also by legendary musicians such as Sonic Youth (the US) and MONO (Japan).

Their music drifts around the boundaries of experimentation and ambience with classical instruments such as the piano and guitars, and lead us to the blissful experience of a musical journey.

In their first act in Hanoi, Kido & Murata, also known as “cru” as a duo, will perform their solo works as well as Anoice’s, with the support of Kenichi Kai (Laptop/electronics). Also on the same day, Tri Minh & Michael Moller group, Sweet Susie & Manni Montana will play their music.

We do hope, with the enthusiastic efforts of the festival director Tri Minh and the supports from co-organizers and sponsors, including the Onion Cellar, Hanoi Sound Stuff 2012 will be an excellent platform to experience the diversity of music for all music lovers in Hanoi.

Ticket

Ticket price: 100,000 VND
The tickets are available in advance and at the entrance on the day of the performance.
Tickets are on sales at
- Aga Shop (39 Hang Bai, Hoan Kiem)
- Goethe Institute Hanoi (56-68 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh)
- Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam (27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem).

For more information, please visit at www.hanoisoundstuff.vn and/or www.jpf.org.vn

About aritsts:

Takahiro Kido
Kido is a composer residing in Tokyo, Japan. He started the post-rock band Anoice as a leader & composer and released the highly acclaimed albums on the Important Label and Ricco Label. His music is a blissful combination of various classical instruments - piano, violin, viola, organ, guitars etc. with a little electronics. He has released five solo
albums from PLOP and Ricco Label. He also plays in bands RiLF (alternative band with Calu of Matryoshka and members of Anoice) and mokyow (a three-piece band with Takahiro Matsue and Tadashi Yoshikawa) and cru (a unit with Yuki Murata) since 2007. He also made an appearance in the Japanese gore film Mutant Girl Squad.

Yuki Murata
Murata is a pianist, composer and sound programmer in Saitama, Japan, generally known for her work in the neoclassical/post-rock band, Anoice. She has been learning various styles of piano since her childhood, and has taken many prizes in a lot of piano contests by present. However, you will be able to listen to her peculiar, beautiful and
warm piano sound on her two improvisational albums “Films” and “Home”.
Visit her website.

Screening of “Sound of Noise”

Wed 11 Apr 2012, 8.30 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi

After their first successful collaboration on We Don’t Care about Music Anyway, CAMA and The Onion Cellar have teamed up again to bring a free screening of Sound of Noise to ATK this Wednesday. In Swedish comedy Sound of Noise, police officer Amadeus Warnebring has suffered his whole life from an allergy to music in all its forms. His bizarre condition has resisted every medical investigation and remedy – even the slightest hint of a melody remains torture for Amadeus.

His existence is thrown into chaos when a gang of delinquent sonic terrorists, led by beautiful revolutionary genius Sanna, decides to enact a full-scale musical assault in the name of anarchy and freedom, using the city – its buildings, its machinery, its ceaseless noise – as their orchestra.

Their first piece is performed in hospital, on the anaesthesized body of a hateful TV star. Warnebring is called in, and thus begins a surreal investigation which will plunge our reluctant hero into the world he has spent his entire life fleeing… the world of music.

Inspired by their internationally acclaimed, multi award-winning short Music for one Apartment and six Drummers, Sound of Noise is the first feature from Swedish directors Simonsson & Nilsson.

Languages: Swedish Language / English Subtitles

Free entry.

Exhibition and Opening of a Lacquerschool

14 and 15 Apr 2012, 9 am – 7 pm
No 5, 2/9 Lane 9 Dang Thai Mai Str, Hanoi

The next weekend (14th and 15th of April) will be the opening of a new small lacquer school in Tay Ho, Dang Thai Mai, (same side as the SOS Clinic, little further down).

At the school you will have the opportunity to learn the traditional Asian lacquer art with all utensils used in this tradition, like mother of pearl, gold and silver leaves, eggshell etc. You can paint pictures as well as decorate vases, boxes and bowls…and have the opportunity to meet Vietnamese artists and make excursions to the crafts villages to meet the artisans…..

The school will be opened by:
Tran Anh Tuan, ( lacquer-art.com ),
Artist and Professor of the
Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Art,
Member of Vietnam Fine Art Association Hanoi,
and Young Artist Club of Vietnam.

Tran Anh Tuan is working at the school with the German Artist Elke Ritter. Both will exhibit some of their work in an exhibition on the opening days of the lacquer school.

Make your own design and join with your family and friends this upcoming event.

Hotline: 098 808 2447, 094 981 2314

Email: info@lacquer-art.com, elkeritter@hotmail.com

Conference on Advertising Graphic Design in Vietnam

Vietnam Fine Arts University
42 Yet Kieu, Ha Noi

Advertising graphic design in Vietnam has developed quickly and plays an important role in applied designs.

With the changing in advertising trends globally, the Department of Applied Arts of the Fine Art Institute – Vietnam Fine Arts University organizes a conference titled “Vietnamese Advertising Graphic Design after Doi Moi” to promote the professionalism ò Vietnamese designers.

Contact:

- Department of Applied – Fine Art Institute – 32 Hao Nam, Dong Da, Hanoi. Tel: (04) 38 519 702, Email: banmythuatungdung@gmail.com

- Ms Le Thi Hoai Linh: lehoailinhvmt@yahoo.com.vn

- Nguyễn Thu Nguyệt, email: nguyet78@gmail.com

Screening of a Documentary Film on Lo Lo Ethnic Minority

Exhibition “Spent Sleepless Last Night, Messed up Yesterday”

Opening: Sat 14 Apr, 5.30 pm
Exhibition: 14 Apr – 13 May 2012
Cactus Contemporary Art
17/12 Nguyen Huy Tuong Street, Ward 6, Binh Thanh District, HCMC

You are invited to a solo exhibition by artist Le Vo Tuan entitled “Spent sleepless last night, messed up yesterday!”. The exhibition will show 27 works of paintings and installation art from 2008 to 2011.

Future Shorts & The Onion Cellar at Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival

Sat 14 Apr 2012, 6 pm
Chu Van An Highs chool Stadium
10 Thuy Khue, Hanoi

Together with our friend The Onion Cellar, Future Shorts is back this Spring and is proud to be a part of the Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2012, bringing you all the best international shorts from around the world. Once again, 50 cities, 17 countries and our worldwide audience of a half-million people on and offline are united! Hanoians, are you ready for us?

Films include “Mourir Auprès de Toi (To Die By Your Side)” by Oscar-nominated director, Spike Jonze. Created from 3,000 hand-cut pieces of felt, Jonze’s tragicomic stop-motion animation takes place in an old, Parisian bookshop where at night the covers come to life. Directed and written by a female trio, “The Arm” tells an up-to-the minute social commentary on teen love in a time of technology. Visually astounding and technically accomplished, the animated short, “L’homme Sans Tete” reveals love and happiness and one man’s pursuit for romance amidst life without a head.

At the screening the Onion Cellar will do 2 sets: La Blogothèque – including the best of last week’s Take Away Shows screening, plus other works from La Blogothèque collective and Vincent Moon; and a program of short music films curated by The Onion Cellar. These are the films where sounds and images collide to create something much larger than the sum of its parts. Visual-wise: from CGI animation all the way to found footage; in terms of music: expect the same healthy eclecticism of our past displays: pop, modern classical, experimental, electronic music that makes you dance your a** off. Anything goes really (as long as it’s interesting).

Ticket

Ticket price: 50,000 VND for entry into the festival. Free then to enter the Future Shorts & The Onion Cellar screening area.

Installation Exhibition “Negotiation”

Opening: Thu 05 Apr, 6 pm
Exhibition: 05 – 27 Apr 2012
L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

You are invited to the installation exhibition of Tran Trong Linh. The black, solid rocks seem to have a rough exterior but a small interior world is gradually being revealed.

Sculptor Tran Trong Linh currently lives and works in France.

“We should not consider contemporary arts as something to look at only but we should look at it like a direct experience, creating a dialogue between the audience and the art works. An endless conversation…”

“I see a conflict in economic development globally. From the subjective view, we can see that the living standard has been improved significantly but we could not see the hidden unstability underneath the sustainable development.”

“I have chosen a way to create art by using an unstable material – ice! A tower will be created to symbolize the consumerism.”

Free entrance.

Chamber Music and Modern Ballet

Mon 09 Apr 2012, 8 pm
HCMC Opera House
No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC

Program:

Part I:
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No.6
Piano: Joo Eun Young

Ludwig van Beethoven
Trio in B flat, op.11 for Clarinet, Cello & Piano
Clarinet: Đào Nhật Quang
Cello: NSƯT Nguyễn Tấn Anh
Piano: Joo Eun Young

Johannes Brahms
Sonata Số 3 cho Violon và Piano
Sonata No.3 for Violin & Piano
III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
VI. Presto agitato
Violin: GS-NSND Tạ Bôn
Piano: Lý Giai Hoa

George Gershwin
An American in Paris (for 2 pianos)
Piano I: Lý Giai Hoa
Piano II: Lý Giai Niên

Part II:
Modern ballet “Dream Puzzles”

“When your dreams will be smashed, sweep the pieces and keep them. Little points of hope can be found in the ruins of dreams shattered.” – Cherry Hartman
Script & Choreography: Nguyễn Phúc Hải, Nguyễn Phúc Hùng
Music: Vũ Việt Anh, Nguyễn Mạnh Duy Linh
Performing: HBSO Ballet

Ticket

Ticket price: 250 000, 150 000, 60 000 VND (for students only)
All tickets are available at:
Ticket Counter, HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC, Tel: 08 38299976
HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera, 3 Phan Van Dat, D.1, HCMC. Tel: 08. 38237419/ 08. 62704450

Hoi An – Photo Exhibition “Hanoian Flavour’s”

Opening: Tue 03 Apr, 6 pm
Exhibition: 03 Apr – 31 Aug 2012
Bazar Cafe
36 Tran Phu, Hoi An

“Hanoian Flavour’s” is the result of a meeting of a French guy who becomes an Hanoian and the town of Hanoi. Hanoi is a fantastic city with many different styles. It’s a still a city of the past, full of poetry, charm and archaism and at the same time it’s becoming a modern center, full of energy, dynamism and creativity. The mix of these two techniques of photography best expresses.

The Writer’s Journey…Inspiration and Perspiration

Wed 11 Apr 2012, 7.30 pm
Bookworm
44 Châu Long, Hà Nội Now
 
You are invited to a discussion with A D Scott. She is a successful novelist, living in Vietnam where she began her writer’s journey. With two novels published and well received by critics and readers in the United States, her third book in the Highland Gazette series comes out in November of this year.

A D Scott will share her personal journey based on her own experience, her correspondence with other published authors and extensive reading about… THE ART OF BECOMING A WRITER. The author will sign copies of her books.

Book cover: “There is a terrible restlessness that accompanies writing. It is a prowling in the heart and the mind and the body. It is a kind of pain, a mixture of elation and a melancholy for which there is no remedy” (Elizabeth Jolley)

Entry : 50 000VND, students free entry. One complimentary wine or beer on arrival.
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, bookworm@fpt.vn, 04 37153711

Check out the full schedule of Festival of Ideas and Writing in April

Performance of Choir “die Untertanen”

Sat 07 Apr 2012, 8 pm
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
 
You are invited to a concert “Cantare´ – Songs of Resistance and Vitality ”with “Die Untertanen”. “Die Untertanen”, a choir consisting of musical amateurs from Münster, Germany, presents a colorful mix of German, South African and Latin American songs. They have been singing together for more than 30 years and firmly believe: music unites, touches, and moves, no matter in which culture or country!

With their musical journey to Vietnam, the 20 singers are entering uncharted territory. They consciously aim to explore a variety of musical traditions in Vietnam as well as their own international repertoire and will therefore present two concerts together with Vietnamese singers in Hanoi. The third concert will take place in the inner courtyard of Goethe-Institut Hanoi.

Program

1. The Rhythm of Life
From Musical: Sweet Charity
Welcome/ Moderation
2. A new Life
Original Titel: „Comienza la vida nueva“
Text a. Music: Luis Advis
3. Es saß ein klein wild Vögelein
from Siebenbürgen / Satz: H. Bräutigam
4. Mit euch allen
Text: Rose Ausländer
5. Die Säckeschmeißer
Text: Julian Arendt / Music: Hanns Eisler/ Bearb.: H. Fladt
6. Bitten der Kinder
Text: B. Brecht 1951 / Music: Paul Dessau
7. Brot und Rosen
Text: P. Maiwald / Music: R. Fresow
8. Nicht müde werden
Text: Hilde Domin
9. Eine Flüchtlingsmutter sang
Text: H. Wohlgemuth/ Music: G. Sorg
10. Zaubertrank
Eberhard Werdin (1911-1991)
11. Nkosi sikelel iAfrica – Gott segne Afrika
National Anthem ò South Africa
12. Haben wir diese Erde
Text: Daniel Toro / Music: A. Petrocelli/ Bearbeitung: A. Keller
Together with the vietnamese Choir:
13. Auf einem Baum ein Kuckuck saß
German Folk song / Satz: S. Stolte
14. Trong Com
Vietnamese Folk song

Together with the audience:
15. Zwei kleine Wölfe
Canon
16. Singen macht Spaß
Canon

Free Admission.

La Blogothèque Showcase – Take away Shows

Thu 05 Apr 2012, 7 pm
Screening Room, Goethe Institut
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
 
The Onion Cellar and Hanoi Doclab are proud to present an official La Blogothèque showcase, screening 17 of their Take Away Shows.

In 2006 Chryde (La Blogothèque’s founder) and French filmmaker Vincent Moon started ‘Take Away Shows’. Armed with the most basic of equipment: a camera and a mic or two (no, no tripod), the pair went around filming whichever bands and musicians happening to be in Paris at the time.


The concept was simple: bands played, La Blogothequè filmed. Sessions would take place in various locations, most of the time out on Parisian streets, but also on buses, in the metro, in parks, restaurants (or as they are called in France, bistros – bee-stroh), parking lots, friends’ apartments, bookshops, along the Seine or across Montmartre, etcetera – always before the eyes of amusing onlookers, and always done in a single take.

Well complimenting the filming, the music is mostly improvised, honest, raw and down-to-earth, though its artistic value could never be hidden. Together, visuals and sounds invoke the same lovely collage feel so well conjured up by films like Paris Je T’aime or Amélie, wrapped in a spontaneity influenced by new-wave and guerrilla filmmaking.

Later on, La Blogothèque would branch out and did sessions in other cities and countries, but there is something about the Take Away Shows that make them instantly recognizable in an age when mainstream music videos all look the same and tiringly artificial. Until now there have been at least 300 sessions, with contribution from a wide range of artists:Beirut, Arcade Fire, Fleet Foxes, Sigur Rós, Caribou, Mojave 3, Stuart Staples (of Tindersticks), Keren Ann, Bon Iver, Yann Tiersen, The National, and many many others…

Note: Ho Chi Minh City screening to be confirmed. For more information please go to facebook.com/theonioncellar or email onioncellarproject@gmail.com

Free entry.

Exhibition “Static Friction: Burning Rubber”

Exhibition: 30 Mar – 20 Apr 2012
San Art
3 Mê Linh, District Bình Thạnh, HCMC

San Art is pleased to present ‘Static Friction: Burning Rubber’, a solo exhibition by artist collective ‘The Propeller Group’. Over 85% of the Vietnamese population uses the motorbike as their main means of transportation. Touching on issues of economy, global urban growth, industry, individuality, rebellion and speed, this video and photographic installation is an attempt to discuss these larger issues with one simple act — the burnout used primarily in street racing culture.

The Propeller Group is an art collective based in Saigon and Los Angeles, comprised of Phunam, Matt Lucero and Tuan Andrew Nguyen. Drawn to television, film, video and the Internet in its ability to make information attractive and desired on a mass scale, ‘The Propeller Group’ are manipulators of media language keen to reach a larger audience that takes the presentation of art beyond the world of gallery spaces and museums. Working with local and international film, television, music and artistic producers, ‘The Propeller Group’ helps to realize collaborative statements that re-define the social and political understanding of contemporary sub-cultures and popular cultures. Recent exhibitions include ‘The Ungovernables’, New Museum, New York, 2012; ‘Video: An Art: A History’, Singapore Art Museum, 2011; Singapore Biennale, 2011 and the 8th Shanghai Biennale (in collaboration with ‘Superflex’), 2010.

This exhibition runs in conjunction with ‘Static Friction’ by ‘The Propeller Group’ at Galerie Quynh, opening April 5.

For media enquiries and more information, please contact hello@san-art.org.

Devised Theatre Performance “Stranger”

05 – 07 Apr 2012, 7.30 – 9.30 pm
The Black Box
56 Nguyen Khuyen, Hanoi

Life Art cordially invites you to the performance “STRANGER”. This is a joint production of SameStuff Theatre of Phan Y Ly and English theatre artists Robert Hale and Paul Burgess. The performance is produced by the social enterprise Life Art and partly funded by the British Council Arts Fund.

With the theme of power struggle between men and women, performance aims at the experiment and application of new theatre as well as the stimulus of discussion and critical thinking on Gender in Vietnam. Feedback and dialogue from audience is an important contribution to the evolution of the project.

The performance content

The STRANGER is a one and a half hour performance that explores the issues stemming from stereotypes of masculinity and femininity. It traces the journey of a young woman and man who question the gender roles they are subject to and who also discover an acceptance of their own masculinity and femininity within themselves. They experience conflict and rejection with society, lovers and themselves.

After the debut in Hanoi, the artists wish to develop the performance further in order to bring it to numerous venues for broader audience access to this new theatre.

About devised theatre

Devised theatre is a process by which the actors and director together create a theatre show without using a script. The actors start with questions and themes and create improvisations that illustrate the conflicts in the topic we are exploring. Aspects of the personal stories of the performers are involved in order to build a story and a journey for the audience. Visual and physical techniques are also used to introduce spontaneous elements in the performance. The performance uses both abstract and literal ways of communicating the topic to the audience.

Free entry.

In order to facilitate inquiry on devised theatre, we also welcome you to observe the rehearsals on 2-5 April, at 9h30-16h00 and the Final  Rehearsal in the evening of 5 April at 19h30 at the Black Box, 2nd Floor, 56 Nguyen Khuyen. You can also visit website to see more about the artists’ performance diary and process.

Limited seats available, please confirm with Ms. Thu Trang – 0902278099, life.art.vietnam@gmail.com.

Fundraiser Event of Blue Dragon

Sun 08 Apr 2012, 3 pm
Track Bar
Under Long Bien Bridge

Starting at 3pm we’re welcoming you to come down to Track Bar and chill with some bluesy beats from local music makers while you watch Gypsy Doodle Jammers paint up a storm. As the day progresses and the good times flow, there will be opportunities to win prizes including limited edition t-shirts and the paintings you’re watching being created. Music will move through the bluesy vibe and onto gypsy and balcan hip hopy beats through to more electro fueled enjoyment later in the evening. Expect eclectic electric from some of Hanoi’s best electronic artists.

Confirmed DJ’s:

Kulture (S.M.P)
Cache (S.M.P)
The Nam Jam Collective (S.M.P)
DJ Huy DX
Dj Gary Binh

Confirmed Live Music:
Yo! Chi Minh

Confirmed Artists:
Sam Murdoch
KNEE JERK
S5INK
GYPSY DOODLERS (tatch+matt)
LoTTY
‘Friend’

Free entry.

RAISE FUNDS: all donations will be more than welcome. for your hard earned VND we will compensate you by way of raffle tickets (and their prizes) t-shirts and a great afternoon/night filled with great tunes and live art plus a couple of sneaky extra treets.

Hue – Exhibition “I Dream, I Fly”

Opening: Wed 04 Apr 2012, 6 pm
French Cultural Center in Hue
01 Le Hong Phong, Hue

You are invited to the exhibition of artist Hoang Phuc Quy. According the artist: “Beauty” is what the artist should work on to enhance the artistic value of each art work. It’s also the perception towards life. With my own interpretation about life, I use strong lines with lively colours with nature and the human. Each painting is my break through and also my dreams where people could feel the love and nice things from life in this fast paced life. I want visitors to get lost in the “perfect dream paradize” of their own where tranquility is found.

Free entrance.

Performance of Tim Exile in Hanoi and Hue

Hanoi: Sat 14 Apr 2012, 6 pm
Chu Van An Stadium - 10 Thuy Khue, Hanoi
Hue: 10 and 11 Apr 2012, 8.30 pm
An Dinh Palace - 97 Phan Dinh Phung Street, Hue CIty

Electronic musician, software developer, composer and live performer Tim Exile is coming to Vietnam with gigs planned for both Hanoi (in Hanoi Sound Stuff 2012) and Hue (in Festival Hue). During his visit he’ll be joined on stage by the Vietnamese ‘Queen of Hip Hop/ R&B’ Kimmese (Kim Quach Cam Le).

Tim has been invited to appear at the events by British Council Vietnam to showcase his radical approach to composing, improvising and performing. To date he has released critically acclaimed albums such as 2009′s Listening Tree, game-changing software products for musicians such as The Mouth and has recently been pioneering new ways of exploding the traditional musical process with online jamming project timexile.tv.

During his live streamed shows at timexile.tv the online audience are encouraged to send in their own sounds as they watch. With a self-built “black box” he creates entire concerts of improvised electronic music, using the live-sourced sounds.

Tim will appear first at An Dinh Palace,97 Phan Dinh Phung Street at the Hue Festival on 10, 11 April at 8.30pm.  Tickets can be purchase at the Hue Festival Office on 17 Le Loi,Hue as well as other ticketing agents in the city.

Later Tim will appear as part of the Hanoi Soundstuff Festival at Chu Van An Stadium at 10 Thuy Khue on April 14 at 6pm. In addition, Tim will deliver a workshop for Vietnamese Musicians atHanoiRockCityat 27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho,Hanoiat 7.00 p.m on 13 April 2012.

Hanoi Ticket distribution is available via: www.musicshow.vn or by contacting Doan Tri Minh at triminh05@gmail.com, Tel: 84 (0) 904 082 664.

The British Council welcomes all citizens living in Vietnamto participate in UKartist Tim Exile’s performances. We warmly welcome participation from disabled people and those who need special assistance at our events. For further support, please contact Ms Ha Thien Ha. Email: ha.ha@britishcouncil.org.vn or Tel: +84 (0)904149996.

Melting Sound – DJ Sven VT

Thu 12 Apr 2012, 9 pm
The Rooftop Bar & Restaurant
19th Floor, Pacific Place
83B Ly Thuong Kiet Str, Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi

Sven VT, who shows himself a passionate house and techno DJ along 15 years of his DJing career, has conquered the decks at every respected club in Berlin. Now, he is focusing on writing new music, as well as playing his monthly residency at Watergate, one of the most well-known clubs in Berlin.

Find out his magic sound that makes everyone’s heart to melt down at The Rooftop in the Melting sound night.

Sven von Thülen started djing in 1997. Coming a long way from jungle and drum and bass, he finally rediscovered his love to house and techno, which had cooled down (after a short but passionate period of home taping early rave classics from the radio at the late 80s and early 90s) in his angry years of adolescence. In 1999 he started to work at De:Bug magazine, one of Germanys leading magazines for electronic music and eventually became an editor there

One year later, he got his first residency at Berlins renowned club WMF and soon he conquered the decks at every respected club in Berlin. At the WMF he also met Fritz Zander with which he formed Zander VT in 2006, releasing several praised 12 inches on Bpitch Control and its sister label Memo. In 2011 followed the first solo-release on Berlin’s Suol, his new home-based. 2011 also saw the end of Zander VT, both concentrating on solo efforts. Sven focused on writing an oral-history about Berlin’s emergent techno scene in the late 80s and early 90s called “Der Klang Der Familie” (alongside ex-De:Bug colleague Felix Denk), which will be published on April 2nd by Germany’s renowned publisher Suhrkamp Verlag and is now back in the studio working on new music for Suol and playing his monthly residency at Watergate.

Ticket

Free 1 shot whiskey for welcome drink.

For more information, contact: 043 946 1901 – 0123 954 9900
W: therooftop.vn|E: therooftop@vnn.vn

Silk Painting Exhibition

Opening: Fri 06 Apr, 5.30 pm
Exhibition: 06 -12 Apr 2012
Viet Art Centre
42 Yet Kieu, Hanoi

Concert with Trio Smooth

Thu 05 Apr 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace, 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the music night of the trio Smooth. The trio follows electro funk, the trio will play moody pop melodies in the electro and digital style. They are the combination of great melodies, percussion and digital sound!

“We would have experienced a very strange feeling when listening to Smooth, it’s like seeing an old friend, a great companion because the songs they play are from our daily imagination, from our happy time or crazy time. The trio has borrowed and rearranged the sound and rhythms from works of precedents to make outstanding works in a creative and attracting way. These three men, 30 years of age are enjoying the time together and finish their uncomplete works, work at the studio and experience their time on stage. Experience, friendship and sharpness are the key!”

David Darricarrère (singing, guitar, keyboard),
Nicolas Berrivin (bass, keyboard)
Christophe Declercq (drum)

Tickets:
Ticket price: 120 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 60 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace from 05/03/2012.

Screening of “Little Nicolas”

Fri 06 Apr 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace

You are invited to the film screening of “Little Nicolas” of director Laurent Tirard. The film was nominated for the César Award 2010 and the Best screenplay for Laurent Tirard and Grégoire Vigneron.

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitles.

Tickets:

Ticket price: 20 000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

The 50th Subscription Concert Celebration

05 and 06 Apr 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House, 1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to The 50th Subscription Concert Celebration with conductor HONNA Tetsuji, harp soloist YOSHINO Naoko and Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra.

Program
Tran Manh Hung
Symphony Poem – World Premiere
Reinhold Gliere
Harp Concerto
Interval
D.Shostakovich
Symphony No.5

Ticket
Ticket prices: 200 000, 350 000, 500 000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over  www.ticketvn.com, ticketvn@gmail.com
For free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996

Concert and Classical Ballet “Swan Lake”

Wed 04 Apr 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House, 1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Concert and classical ballet “Swan Lake” with conductor Prof. Mikhail Shcherbakov (Russia) and piano soloists: Irina Skobliakova (Russia), Prof. Tran Thu Ha, violin solists: Prof. Ngo Van Thanh, Bui Tri Dien.

Program
Part I
Vivaldi Concerto for two violins and String Orchestra
Violins: Bui Tri Dien and Prof. Ngo Van Thanh
F.Mendelsohn Concerto for Piano, Violin and String Orchestra
Piano: Prof. Tran Thu Ha, Violin: Prof. Ngo Van Thanh
F.Chopin Grande Polonaise Brillante for Piano and Orchestra
Piano: Irina Skobliakova
Interval
the Classical Ballet “Swan Lake” – Scene II
Music: P. Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: Kieu Ngan

Ticket
Ticket prices: 150 000, 250 000, 350 000, 500 000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over  www.ticketvn.com, ticketvn@gmail.com
Free delivery more details: 0913489858, 0983067996

Music Night with The Zudrangma

Sat 07 Apr 2012, 8 pm
ATK, 73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi

CAMA is delighted to announce that Maft Sai of the excellent Bangkok based Zudrangma Records will be bringing his Isaan Dancehall club night to ATK for one night only.

After returning to Bangkok from his residencies around London, Maft Sai set up Zudrangma Records, a vehicle by which to show off his love for traditional Thai sounds Molam and Luk Thung. His Paradise Bangkok live shows showcased, for the first time in a Bangkok club setting, the vintage sounds of Luk Thung and Molam alongside live shows from national artists such as Waipod Petchsupan.

The nights immediately attracted a young, hip audience, as vintage Thai Funk was played alongside music from Jamaica, West Africa, Asia and beyond, to create a truly unique mix that is Maft Sai’s signature sound.

The Zudrangma repertoire has since expanded to include a new concept: Isaan Dancehall, where tough basslines and heavy percussion from Kingston to Khorat represent the sounds of the world wide dancehall, designed to move any crowd around the globe.

As well as being the only place in Bangkok to hear these sounds, Maft Sai has taken his shows further afield to Japan, England, Switzerland, Austria and Germany, always with the same results: people simply love the music, and are thrilled to experience this lesser known aspect of Thai culture.

In addition to the crowd response, local and international press alike have been quick to pick up on the Zudrangma boys’ unique musical approach, and the events have received coverage online and in several print publications around the world. It’s not just that they recognise a good party when they see one – the promotion and attention given to Asian culture and music is always picked up on as a key component of Zudrangma’s identity.

It’s going to be one hell of a night in Hanoi for just 80 people. Advance tickets are available now from ATK.

Ticket prices: 150 000 VND in advance, 200 000 VND on the door

Hue – Lacquer Painting Exhibition

Opening: Tue 03 Apr, 5 pm
Exhibition: 03 – 18 Apr 2012
New Space Arts Foundation, Hue
2nd Floor, 15 Le Loi Street, Hue City

Schedule of Festival of Ideas and Writing in April

11, 18, 25 Apr and 02 May, 7.30 pm
Bookworm
44 Châu Long, Hà Nội Now open every day 9am – 7pm

Let’s check out the schedule of Festival of Ideas and Writing organized by Bookworm in this April.
WED APRIL 11, 7.30
THE WRITER’S JOURNEY INSPIRATION and PERSPIRATION With: A D SCOTT

A D Scott is a successful novelist, living in Vietnam where she began her writer’s journey.With two novels published and well received by critics and readers in the United States, her third book in the Highland Gazette series comes out in November of this year.

WED APRIL18, 7.30
THE STORIES HOUSES TELL

Not French Colonial! Not Tunnel! Expat/historian Linda Mazur weaves fascinating tales about the 1930ies houses scattered around Thien Quang Lake and Ba Dinh…. the architects, the families who lived in them…

WED APRIL 25, 7.30
FROM THE SAME WOMB

The dispersal of AU CO’s children…….Fact and fiction.

Artist Pham Huy Thong discusses, in English, the similarities of Vietnamese wherever they may be using images from his controversial and internationally exhibited ‘Dong Bao’ series.

A BEER HOI NIGHT ON THE ROOF TERRACE

WED MAY 2, 7.30
A LITTLE NIGHT POETRY, POETS PLEASE
All poets are invited to read or perform their original pieces
REGISTER WITH THE BOOKWORM

ON THE FRINGE……. APRIL 11 8pm
In the courtyard at the Goethe Institute: MEET THE DJs

Three internationally respected DJs from the Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival discuss and show their specialities in the music world. A Grapevine Arts Forum Event in association with The Bookworm and Goethe. Free Entry.

Coming in MAY and JUNE

Talking doodles with Vu Kim Thu
An Evening with George Burchett
Chatting With Chula
Lady Borton and Ho Chi Minh
The Animated Antics of Lolo Lazar
The View From Cloud Mountain with Suzi Garner
Jamie Maxtone-Graham/Photography
Hanoi Love Stories with Tri Minh

Ticket

Most events 50 000VND…….students free entry
Complimentary beer or wine before event. Bookings essential.
Check weekly details on the Hanoi Grapevine/ bookwormhanoi.com/New Hanoian

All profits to Project Renew…Unexploded Ordinance/Quang Tri Province

The Bookworm is the best little book cafe in southeast Asia and the coolest place to browse.

Art Exhibition 2012

Opening: Fri 30 Mar, 6 pm
Exhibition: 30 Mar – 04 Apr 2012
Applied Arts Center
5 Phan Dang Luu, District 3, Binh Thanh, HCMC

The annual exhibition Art Exhibition 2012 is an exhibition of 7 artists and 5 sculptors who have worked for many years professionally in HCMC (Tran Viet Hung, Tran Mai Quoc Khanh, Hoang Tuong Minh, Vo Nam, Vu Ha Nam, Phan Phuong, Nguyen Chi Thanh, Ca Le Thang, Nguyen Thanh Quoc Thanh, Le Kinh Tai, Bui Hai Son, Nguyen Quang Vinh). Art Exhibition 2012  will bring to visitors 42 art works of different styles, materials and trends.

African Reggae music night with Naby
Thu 12 Apr 2012, 8 pm
Youth Theatre, 11 Ngo Thi Nham Str, Hanoi

You are invited to an African Reggae music night with Naby. Naby will bring a melodic reggae night, mixed with hip-hop or ragga and also soul, funk and blues.
Born in Dakar, Naby grew up in Mbour , Senegal. His style is a combination of hip-hop and ragga, soul, funk and blues.

He released his first solo album titled “Dem Naa” in 2010. With his special experience in performing in Africa, Canada and France since 2009, Nabby will bring to the audiences a reggae album with the combination of African melodies and other sounds.

Naby - singing
Eric Muller – guitar
Thomas Join Lambert – drum
Daniel Moustin - Bass
Matthieu Bost - Saxophone and keyboard
Jimmy Zaccardelli – Keyboards

Tickets
Ticket prices: 120 000/100 000 VND
Special prices: 60 000/50 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Screening of “Venus Noire”

Fri 13 Apr 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace, 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the film screening titled “Venus Noire” of director Abdellatif Kechiche. The film has received the César Award in 2011 for the best actress for Yahima Torres.

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitles

Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Oratorio “Messiah” Concert

13 and 14 Apr 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House, 1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to Oratorio “Messiah” Concert with conductor: Graham Sutcliffe, Thang Long – Soprano, Huong Diep – Alto, Thanh Binh – Tenor, Manh Dung – Bass and Hanoi International Choir, Hanoi Freude Choir, Choir of VNOB and Choir of the University of Art Education.

Program
G.F.Handel
Water Music Suite No.1 in F major
Interval
G.F.Handel
Oratorio “Messiah”

Ticket prices: 200 000, 350 000, 500 000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over  www.ticketvn.com, ticketvn@gmail.com
For free delivery Call: www.ticketvn.com, 0913489858, 0983067996, 35651806, 66617859.

Concert of Manou Gallo

Thu 05 Apr 2012, 8 pm
Youth Theater
11 Ngô Thì Nhậm, Hà Nội

The Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation to Vietnam is delighted to bring to the VIetnamese audience one women rock band from Belgium “MANOU GALLO” within the Hue Festival 2012. For more information, see below:

Divo. A small city in the Centre-Western region of the Ivory Coast, the cradle of the roots of the Djiboi people. This is where Manou Gallo was born on August 31st, 1972.

In 1984, at the age of 12, Manou took part in her first show. It was also the first time she left Divo. Each time Manou is on stage, the audience is amazed and admires her. Cô gia nhập nhóm nhạc “Woya” năm 1984. Very soon, Woya became famous in the whole Western African region. From 1985 to 1989, the band toured intensively in Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo and Bénin and recorded four CD’s.

On 03/01/1997, Manou Gallo came to Belgium for the first time where she joined “Zap Mama” band. In 2001, she was the founder of the band “The Djiboi” with her friends.

In late 2002, Manou co-produced “DIDA”, her first CD, with Michel Seba, Bilou Doneux, Patrick Dorcéan and Poney Gross from Zig Zag World.  “DIDA” received unanimous international critical acclaim.

The years 2003 and 2004 saw her projected onto the international scene with Manou Gallo & Le Djiboi, giving notable showcases in some major music events such as : the WOMEX in Seville (Spain) in October 2003, the MIDEM in Cannes (France) at the “Voices of the World” evening, in January 2004, sharing the stage with guests like Mariza, Ilenes Barnes and Stacey Kent, and the MERCAT DE MUSICA in Vic (Spain) in September 2004.

In these last 2 years, Manou has given over 100 concerts in the greatest European festivals.

In 2006 MANOU composed her second album “MANOU GALLO” in collaboration with Patrick Dorceau. Overcoming her shyness, transgressing her cultural barriers, her education, her roots, MANOU has been exploring inside herself the necessary resources to create this very personal opus.

In 2008, she creates her new semi-acoustic band : the “women band”. She goes on tour all around Europe and start to prepare the demos of her new CD “LOWLIN” (meaning travels) that she records between Abidjan, Bruxelles, Copenhaguen and Budapest during the summer 2009.

In 2011, Manou did series of concerts around the world (Canada, Portugal, Hungary, France, Czech republic, Belgium, The Netherlands, Togo, Kenya…) and started the artistic production of the new CD of the Zimbabwean band MOKOOMBA that will be released in 2012.

For more information about Manu Gallo, visit  her website.

Tickets
Reservation (free tickets) at: ticket@walbruvietnam.org
Tickets are being distributed from 28/03/2012 at:
Phái đoàn Wallonie-Bruxelles tại Việt Nam
Room 505 – 5th Floor – DAEHA Center
360 Kim Ma, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
Tél. (+ 84) (4) 3.831.52.40 & 41