The autobiography of Professor Tran Van Khe, one of the greatest masters
of Vietnamese traditional music, who passed away on June 24, will be
reprinted for the sixth time on the occasion of his birthday on July 24.
Professor Tran Van Khe, a world-renowned ethnomusicologist specialising
in traditional Vietnamese music, died yesterday at Gia Dinh Hospital in
HCM City. He was 95 years old.
Music researcher Tran Van Khe''s son Tran Quang Hai announced the
establishment of a fund in Khe''s name to support and encourage young
folk musicians throughout the country.
Opinion about the use of Western musical notation in the teaching of
Vietnamese traditional music varies from strong opposition to reluctant
acceptance.
Prof. Tran Van Khe, the greatest master of traditional Vietnamese music,
to talk to Culture Vulture about the future of Don ca tai tu, which was
listed early this month as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
by UNESCO. Khe said the UN...
A Vietnamese academic who lived and taught in France
for six decades before returning home in 2005 has set up a library
using a collection of books, newspapers, and documents he owned.
The annual Phan Chau Trinh Culture Foundation awards
for contributions to Vietnamese studies, culture, translation research
and Vietnamese studies will be presented to six winners at a ceremony in
Ha Noi this Saturday, according to the foundation''s chairman Nguyen
Ngoc.
