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A Ca trù performance. Ca trù (Vietnamese: [kaː ʈû], 歌籌, "tally card songs"), also known as hát cô đầu or hát nói, is a Vietnamese genre of musical storytelling performed by a featuring female vocalist, with origins in northern Vietnam. [1]
Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has been called the "quintessential Latin American romantic song of the twentieth century".
During the 1970s, V-pop was limited to Nhạc trẻ Sài Gòn (Youth music of Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City) or Kích động nhạc (Exciting music). After 1975, the Nhạc trẻ Sài Gòn scene, which encompasses vibrant, fun folk songs, was outlawed. [1]
For several years Truc Ho has been an activist for human rights and democracy in Vietnam. [1] His liberal-conservative campaign named "One Million Hearts, One Voice" collected over 135,000 signatures from 63 nations on a petition to be presented to the U.N. Human Rights Council.
Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) [1] is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, with over 22.3 million records.
Đờn ca tài tử (Chữ Hán: 彈 歌 才子) or nhạc tài tử (樂才子) is a genre of chamber music in the traditional music of southern Vietnam. Its instrumentation resembles that of the ca Huế style; additionally, modified versions of the European instruments guitar, violin, and steel guitar are used.
The overall key of the Boléro is difficult to establish. [citation needed] It was often listed as Boléro in C major - A minor, [citation needed] as the work opens with three unison octaves in G (dominant chords of C major) in fortissimo, then a lengthy introduction in C major, moving to A minor (the relative minor of C major) for the Boléro proper.
A marímbula, the "bass" instrument used by changüí ensembles. Some groups used the more rudimentary jug known as botija or botijuela.. Although the history of Cuban music dates back to the 16th century, the son is a relatively recent musical invention whose precursors emerged in the mid-to-late 19th century.