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Book highlights life and career of music researcher Bao

The Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has released a book on life and career of 102-year-old musician Nguyen Vinh Bao, a researcher of tài tử music, a genre of traditional music unique to southern Vietnam.

Photo book showcases southern VN's tai tu music

 VietNamNet Bridge – Photographer Nguyen A's book on tai tu music, a genre of traditional music unique to southern Viet Nam, has been released in HCM City.

Coconut instrument maker nuts about craft

 VietNamNet Bridge – As a lover of coconut trees and tai tu music, it was only natural that Vo Van Ba, a native of Ben Tre Province, combined his two passions into a lifelong hobby.

Delta music genre confronts a paradox

 VietNamNet Bridge – Music researchers are worried about the profusion of new tai tu (amateur) music clubs in HCM City and southern provinces after the music was recognised by UNESCO as an intangible world heritage.

Old song sheet inspires book about VN music

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese-Australian Nguyen Le Tuyen says he was lucky to discover a Tai tu music piece performed in Paris more than 100 years ago.

Tai tu revived for Shanghai stage

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eight senior Vietnamese artists (six musicians and two singers) last Friday, July 5, completed rehearsals for performing an old piece of tai tu music at an international event in Shanghai this week.