The beautiful melody of traditional instruments and the charming lyrics of chầu văn (trance ritual singing) have enchanted Ta Thi Bich Loc since she was a small child.

World renowned traditional musician and composer Vo Van Anh is returning to Viet Nam, her homeland, to continue implementing her Master-Apprentice programme.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famed Vietnamese and foreign artists and music bands will perform at the 8th Hennessy Artistry concert to be held on June 9 in Da Nang City. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Saigon Orchestra and dozens of veteran and young artists will participate in a contemporary music programme launched this week to serve tourists in HCM City. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dan bau, made from a dried gourd, a metal string, a wooden rod and a sound board, has been part of Vietnamese culture and society for hundreds of years.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 200 artists and musicians from 30 countries and territories will participate in the second Asia-Europe New Music Festival to be held in Ha Noi and Vinh Yen cities starting tomorrow, Oct 12.

VietNamNet Bridge – Film director Luong Dinh Dung has just released a DVD of a documentary featuring late well-known folk singer Ha Thi Cau. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Choreographer-dancer Vu Ngoc Khai recently stared in the danceNon, a performance combining contemporary dance with traditional Vietnamese and ethnic music, along with musician Ngo Hong Quang.

Composer Ngo Hong Quang is known for his projects that combine Vietnamese traditional music and western one. He is doing a masters course in music composition at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese violinist Nguyen My Huong and Danish violist Nicolaj Moller Nielsen will perform together at a concert at the V-Art Club on July 9.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Vietnamese artists who trained in contemporary art in the Netherlands have combined forces to create a dance and music show that will premiere in HCM City this Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Thanh Tam was the first woman to play the dan bau in Vietnam and she has wowed audiences around the world with her musical gift.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City's renowned artists are heralding the new year with their latest exhibition titled Mua Xuan (Spring).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The French Institute in Viet Nam will present Friends Reunited, a night of jazz music by the Mezcal Jazz Unit and Vietnamese musicians, at the Sofitel Saigon Plaza Hotel tomorrow, Nov 26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A music project to encourage young composers of Vietnamese traditional music instruments has been launched by US-based artist Vo Van Anh.