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KVT – Not a reviewer, not a critic, “Kiếm Văn Tìm” is an interested, impartial and informed observer and connoisseur of the Hanoi art scene who offers highly opinionated remarks and is part of the long and venerable tradition of anonymous correspondents.
UYEN LY is a freelance journalist working on arts, culture and post war issues. She used to work for Tuoi Tre – the top newspaper in Vietnam. After Tuoi Tre, she became chief editor of international news for Vietnamnet – the first online news website in Vietnam. Then she decided to freelance so that she could work on any subject she likes. Every time she goes to an interesting art event, she is excited to share her feeling and thoughts with other people.
PHM has been with Hanoi Grapevine for some time, mainly involved in social media and occasional translation. As an enthusiastic music lover, now she wants to challenge herself in a new role – being a columnist writing about music and musicians for the site.
PAUL ZETTER is an accomplished jazz musician, knowledgeable fan and enthusiastic writer and reviewer. He also writes his own blog dedicated to reviews of jazz piano trios. Read more of his writing and listen to him perform some of his own original music on the piano.
MAI CHI is a Hanoi-based arts commentator and who contributes to various online media.
Hanoi Ink HANOI INK has never quite managed to give up his day job but is nonetheless a very active member of the music scene in Hanoi. His other obsessions are Vietnamese literature and old books, which he writes about at http://hanoiink.wordpress.com/.

Hanoi Ink – Reviews Strange Roots: Views of Hanoi

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

Hanoi Ink takes a look at the recently published anthology from the Hanoi Writer’s Collection —– Hanoi Ink bình luận về cuốn sách mới xuất bản về nhân chủng học tuyển tập các nhà văn Hà Nội

Paul Zetter – Achieving Intimacy

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Our jazz reviewer finds a new kind of audience at a concert featured in the current EU Music Festival —– Nhà phê bình jazz của chúng tôi tìm thấy một loại khán giả mới tại buổi hòa nhạc của Liên hoan Âm nhạc Châu Âu

Dengue Fever Hit Hanoi

Monday, November 21st, 2011

26 Nov – Douglas Pyper explains why Dengue Fever’s Hanoi performance completes a circle —– 26/11 – Douglas Pyper giải thích vì sao buổi biểu diễn của Dengue Fever tại Hà Nội lại hoàn thiện một vòng

Paul Zetter – A Good Place to Try Something New

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Our Jazz reviewer checks in with the latest Hanoi Jazz offering, this time from the Poles —– Nhà phê bình nhạc Jazz của chúng ta tham dự vào buổi biểu diễn nhạc Jazz gần đây nhất tại Hà Nội và lần này là do các nghệ sĩ người Ba Lan biểu diễn

KVT’s Excellent Weekend Adventure Part 2

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

KVT is about to disappear from the cultural scene for a few weeks but couldn’t jet away without having one last arty fling —– KVT sắp rời xa các chương trình văn hóa trong vài tuần nhưng không thể ra đi mà không tham gia vào một buổi trình diễn nghệ thuật cuối cùng

KVT’s Excellent Weekend Adventure Part 1

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

KVT is about to disappear from the cultural scene for a few weeks but couldn’t jet away without having one last arty fling —– KVT sắp rời xa các chương trình văn hóa trong vài tuần những không thể bay đi mà không tham gia vào một buổi trình diễn nghệ thuật cuối cùng

KVT – Blacked out on Halloween

Thursday, November 3rd, 2011

KVT into the blacker bits —– KVT hứng thú với những mảng tối

KVT – A Nice Journey to Here and NOWHERE

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

KVT somewhat involved somewhere near here with artists now here —– Một phần nào KVT có liên quan đến một địa điểm tại đây và một vài nghệ sĩ ở kia

KVT – Artful Peace in The Mountains

Monday, October 31st, 2011

KVT visits Hoa Binh and is inspired —– KVT đến Hòa Bình và thấy như được truyền cảm hứng

KVT – Excellence at Art Museum

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

KVT is really impressed by the men from Hai Phong —– KVT rất ấn tượng bởi các họa sĩ đến từ Hải Phòng