Tone Ripples Debut in Hanoi

Fri 24 May 2013, 9 pm
ATK

From the organizer:

Exciting new Hanoi band make their debut. The dan tranh (16 string zither) goes astral in Hanoi’s local – expat collab: Tone Ripples. A contemporary take on tradition, Tone Ripples are Hanoi’s latest sonic experiment.

Made up of talented musicians from a host of countries, The Tone Ripples look set to sound like something only Hanoi could produce. Dan Henneberry’s experimental guitar sounds are responsible for keeping things astral, while American Bill Badger’s percussion drives the sound. Arnaud Grignard’s French jazz background supplies intricate bass-lines to pull everything together, and – having played everything from French films to Mali rhythms on her once-traditional instrument – Nguyen Thuy Dung provides the rhythmic melodies that push the dan tranh far into the next century. The result is one of the most unique sounds ever heard in Hanoi – or beyond.

Using the theme of ripples in all its associations with sound waves, causality, cultural mixing and Hanoi’s numerous lakes, the group stand a pretty good chance of being Hanoi’s next big thing.

Entry: 50,000 VND