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- Artist:
Various Artists - Release Date: 1994
- Type: Collection (various artists)
- Genre: World
Review
Vietnam is quite possibly one of the most misunderstood countries in Asia, and it is only in the past 20 years or so that Western people have been showing an interest in its music. The country has around 60 different ethnic people within its borders, with a large number of different music styles (Vietnamese themselves making 85% of the population). The influences Vietnamese music went through in its history are very diverse. From the north, China gave Vietnam many musical instruments and musical styles, but as well from the West, from Cambodia, Thailand, all the way from India. The music uses many more percussion instruments than China, and this is an influence that comes mainly from India. Moreover, another little known aspect is that there is a good number of musical instruments used that are found nowhere else in the world, and many found solely among particular minorities. This exceptional CD from Celestial Harmonies is a treat for the ears, giving us just a glimpse of the charm and the incredible diversity of Vietnamese music. You will hear compositions from modern composers as well as pieces from many different traditional styles and minorities. A most musical group of people! ~ Bruno Deschênes, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Cung Dan Dat Nuoc [Melody of the Country] | (4:47) | ||
| Nho'em [I Miss You] | (3:15) | ||
| Anh Van Hanh Quan [You're Marching On] | (2:07) | ||
| Ly Hoai Nam [Remembering the South] | (5:22) | ||
| Tu Dai Oan [Four Great Sorrows] | (4:44) | ||
| Doc Con Xa [Religious Ritual Music] | (4:13) | ||
| Qua Cau Gio Bay [Breeze Over the Bridge] | (3:45) | ||
| Canh Chim Bao Tin Vui [Bird Bringing Good News] | (2:40) | ||
| Dem Tay Nguyen [Night in Nguyen] | (5:43) | ||
| Ru Con Nam Bo [Nam Bo Lullaby] | (4:29) | ||
| Que Ta [My Village/ Lemadu Rara] | (4:23) | ||
| Ly Giao Duyen [Folksong from Southern Vietnam] | (4:29) | ||
| Qua Song [Crossing the River] | (3:09) | ||
| Ke Chuyen Ngay Mua [A Harvesting Story] | (6:21) | ||
| Tren Duong Chien Thang [On the Road to Victory] | (2:15) | ||
| Tro Ve Tay Nguyen [Coming Home to Tay Nguyen] | (4:01) | ||
| VI Mien Nam [For Southern People] | (3:27) | ||
| Huong Sen Dong Thap [The Scent of the Dong Thap Lotus] | (5:32) |
