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Traditional Vietnamese musical instruments. Traditional Vietnamese musical instruments are the musical instruments used in the traditional and classical musics of Vietnam. They comprise a wide range of string, wind, and percussion instruments, used by both the Viet (Kinh) majority as well as the nation's ethnic minorities.
Sáo. Man performing with a sáo in Paris. The sáo (Chữ Nôm: 筲, also called sáo trúc — pronounced [ʂǎːw ʈʂʊ̌kp], like sow trook, rhymes with "book") is a family of flutes found in Vietnam that is traditionally thought to contain the culture and spirit of Vietnam's countryside. The most common variety is played with the flutist ...
Theatre of Vietnam comprises many traditional forms of drama which survive and retain their popularity to varying degrees. It formed during the Đinh dynasty, when the Đại Cồ Việt state was born. Water puppetry is a distinctively Vietnamese art form which arose in the 12th century in which a split-bamboo screen obscures puppeteers, who ...
Dance in Vietnam. Dance in Vietnam comprises several different forms including dance as performed in Vietnamese theatre and opera, dances performed at festivals, and royal dances of the imperial court. Dance is thought to have been an integral part of Vietnamese culture since ancient times. Vietnam is a diverse country with 54 different ethnic ...
A khene player in Isan. The khaen (/ ˈ k ɛ n /; spelled "Khaen", "Kaen", "Kehn" [1] or "Ken" in English; [2] Lao: ແຄນ, pronounced; Thai: แคน, RTGS: khaen, pronounced; Northeastern Thai: แคน, pronounced [kʰɛ᷇ːn]; Khmer: គែន – Ken; Vietnamese: khèn or kheng) is a Lao mouth organ whose pipes, which are usually made of bamboo, are connected with a small, hollowed ...
The đàn bầu, played solo, is central to Vietnamese folk music, a genre still popular today in the country. Its other traditional application is as an accompaniment to poetry readings. With the invention of the magnetic pickup, the usage of the đàn bầu spread to ensembles and also to contemporary Asian pop and rock music.
Tiến lên (Vietnamese: tiến lên, tiến: advance; lên: to go up, up; literally: "go forward"; also Romanized Tien Len) is a shedding -type card game originating in Vietnam. [1] It may be considered Vietnam's national card game, and is common in communities where Vietnamese migration has occoured.
Chữ Nôm. 排𦊚蘿. Four color cards (Chinese: 四色牌; pinyin: Sì Sè Pái) is a game of the rummy family of card games, with a relatively long history in southern China. In Vietnam the equivalent game is known as tứ sắc (Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation of 四色).