Stories about Music in Indochina
Danau Toba looks like SwitzerlandElke Wojtenek - elke [161] This beautiful island in a volcanic lake in the Sumatran highlands reminded me of Switzerland: mountains, jodeling, etc
Destinations:
Turkey |
Indonesia |
Indochina |
Singapore |
Vietnam |
Hong Kong |
Thailand
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Hip-hoppers of HanoiAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,188] "Big Toe Crew," Vietnam's first and best known hip-hop dance group, makes its big-stage debut on a national tour. The group will interpret Vietnam's infamously chaotic street traffic in the high-energy dance and video performance "Xe Co"...
Destinations:
Hanoi |
Vietnam
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Siti Nurhaliza , Malaysia's pop princessAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,188] KUALA LUMPUR, March 28, 2005 - Malaysian pop princess Siti Nurhaliza Taruddin once dreamed of being a policewoman, but instead of capturing crooks she now captures hearts and is hot in pursuit of...
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Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia
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Nhac Tien Chien: The Origins of Vietnamese Popular SongJason Gibbs - jgibbs [355] By the 19th century Vietnam found itself forcibly and irrevocably confronted with the Western world. As this foreign presence intensified, the elite, ruling and mandarin classes insularly maintained a...
Destinations:
Hanoi |
Vietnam
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The Exotic Sounds of Ca TruBarbara Cohen - bcohen [1,045] Ca tru music sounds strange to the uninitiated. Clicks and clacks accompany the centuries old ballads. It is not the kind of music that inspires toe tapping or humming. Once almost extinct, a club in...
Destinations:
Hanoi |
Vietnam
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The Bettering of BangkokSamantha Brown - sbrown [779] Think of Bangkok and you'll probably think of sex tourism: the neon of Nana Plaza, the pingpong shows of Patpong, and the sleaziness of Soi Cowboy. But these are merely three modest strips in a...
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Thailand |
Bangkok
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Reform and Tradition in Early Vietnamese Popular SongJason Gibbs - jgibbs [355] Among young, urban Vietnamese of the 1930s, the clarion call was for reform and renovation in all areas of life. In the midst of colonial domination, a new Vietnamese national consciousness was...
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Hanoi |
Vietnam
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A Perfect Evening in HanoiAnn R. Braun - abraun [198] I'm a regular visitor to Hanoi, however my hosts keep me so busy that there's rarely a day to spare. They always apologize for the tight schedule, and promise I'll have time to see the sights and...
Destinations:
Hanoi |
Vietnam
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They're playing our songChristina Hamlett - chamlett [179] When it comes to our musical roots, America shares more in common with Malaysia than would seemingly meet the ear. Both the secular and sacred compositions of such far apart neighbors aptly extend the...
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Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia
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Vietnamese Music: Spanning the Cultural SpectrumIris Brooks - ibrooks [78] While many people now think of Vietnam as either a hip, new travel destination or a land of business and trading opportunities, cultural exchanges between the U.S. and Vietnam have also expanded as...
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Hanoi |
Vietnam
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