Music Story of the Old Quarter in October
Fri 14 Oct 2016, 8 pm
Center of the Old Quarter’s Culture Exchange
50 Dao Duy Tu, Hanoi
From the organizer:
Hanoi – the capital city of Vietnam has its proud 1000-year-old history and tradition. The music born here shares the richness as the city’s history itself: diversified and original.
“Music Story of the Old Quarter” is a monthly music shows which is objected to introduce generally to the world the evolution of the city of Hanoi’s music, from past to present.
The shows portrait the city’s music history through traditional vocal techniques, rhythms and beats combined with contemporary installation arts. The performances are delivered by the top class singers and musicians.
Through the shows, we hope to successfully communicate the core values of Hanoi’s culture, history and humans to the audiences, both Vietnamese natives and foreign friends.
This month special guest: Traditional Japanese group Kodo
This time there’ll be a special collaboration with a traditional Japanese group Kodo. They’re specialized in the Taiko art: a traditional Japanese drum with limitless rhythmic possibilities. Kodo’s mission is to explore these possibilities, and in the process forge new directions for a vibrant living art-form. In Japanese, the word “Kodo” holds a double meaning. It can be translated as “heartbeat,” the primal source of all rhythm. Indeed, the great taiko is thought to be reminiscent of a mother’s heartbeat as felt from the womb, and babies are often lulled to sleep by its thunderous vibrations. If read in a different context however, Kodo can also mean “children of the drum,” which reflects the group’s desire to play the drums with the simple heart of a child.
Watch one of Kodo’s performances here:
– ENTRANCE FEE: 200.000 VNĐ
– Donation at the door
– Buying bamboo sticks (50k/stick) and give the stick to organisers after any performance that you find amusing.
– Short term/ Long term sponsorship for the project (contact details are below)
**ABOUT THE ORGANISERS**
THE ANCIENT MUSIC OF TONKIN, the group of artists, traditional singers, musicians and Vietnamese culture lovers who embrace the passion for the conservation of Vietnamese traditional music. We are working to share the values of our beautiful Vietnamese cultural heritages.
CONTACT DETAILS (for information, tour dates, cooperation and sponsorship)
Vũ Nhật Tân
Tel: 0124 912 5212
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://tonkinmusic.wix.com/tonkinmusic
