Reminder: Weekly Performances of Ca Tru Thang Long
Every Tue, Thu and Sat, 8 – 9 pm
Ca Tru Thang Long
87 Ma May, Hanoi
From the organizer:
Don’t forget that you can enjoy Ca Tru every Tue, Thu and Sat. Ca Tru – Gin Giu Cho Muon Doi Sau (Preserving Ca Tru for Our Next Generations), the show was put on by Ca Tru Thang Long trio. The band included 83-year-old singer Nguyen Thi Chuc, dan day (long-necked lute-like instrument with three silk strings and 10 frets) player Nguyen Phu De, 88, and their student, singer Pham Thi Hue.
“The performance is a way to vividly preserve this unique traditional folk genre, which is a part of our cultural heritage”, said well-known ethnomusicologist Professor Tran Van Khe.
For more information, visit Hanoi Grapevine’s previous post.
Tickets: 210,000 VND. You can buy tickets online here:
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I’ve attended several of these Ca Tru performances in Hanoi. The cozy, intimate setting imbued with tones of the sacred, the proximity of the performances, the acoustic quality of sounds and the rapport between performers and audience – they invite you to try some the instruments and hand out “sticks” that you can tap to the rhythm of the music – all lend to the magical atmosphere where the history and charm of the genre and the passion of the performers comes across vividly.