Vietnamese Traditional Dan Bau Music

About the Artist
Internationally acclaimed dan bau player, Pham Duc Thanh was born in Ninh Binh, northern Vietnam, in 1956. Displaying a remarkable musical aptitude as a child, Pham was already playing the dan bau (monochord) as well as the dan tranh (16-string zither) and dan nhi (two-string fiddle) by the age of six.

In 1974, Pham moved to Hanoi, where he studied at a popular traditional theatre school and joined the leading Hat Cheo theatre group as a dan bau player. After attending Saigon's Research Center for Music, he went on to become one of country's top dan bau players of traditional and contemporary music.

In August 1990, Pham and his wife, singer Lieu Nguyet Lan, left Vietnam and moved to Germany for several years before emigrating to Canada in 1996.

Today, the Montreal-based multi-instrumentalist is known as one of the world's leading exponents of traditional Vietnamese music. Besides his solo work, Pham has also appeared on over 20 internationally released CDs including the movie soundtrack for Tony Bui's "Three Seasons", winner of the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.

Product Description
Pham Duc Thanh performs traditional Vietnamese music on the dan bau, a single-stringed instrument. The Montreal-based multi-instrumentalist is known as one of the world's leading exponents of traditional Vietnamese music. Besides his solo work, Pham has also appeared on over 20 internationally released CDs including the movie soundtrack for Tony Bui's "Three Seasons", winner of the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. This digitally recorded CD contains a 12-page booklet.

Vietnamese Traditional Dan Bau Music,Various Artists,Oliver Sudden Prod,Int'l & World Music,Pham Duc Thanh performs traditional Vietnamese music on the Dan Bau, a single stringed instrument. This collection of 12 digitally recorded pieces captures the subtle and soothing sound of the monochord. This CD contains 12 page booklet.,Pop,Traditional,Vietnam,Vietnamese,World Music

Average customer rating: One of a kind

Vietnamese Traditional Dan Bau Music Various Artists Manufacturer: Oliver Sudden Prod ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Vietnamese Traditional Music Music from Lost Kingdom: Hue Vietnam The Music of Vietnam 3 CD Boxed Set Moonlight in Vietnam From Saigon to Hanoi, Traditional Songs and Music of Vietnam ASIN: B00006SG57 Release Date: 2002-10-01

Tracks:

1. The Moving Cloud (Central Vietnam)
2. Morning in the Villages (Central Vietnam)
3. Flirting Song (Northern Vietnam)
4. Seeing Your Reflection in the Water of the Lake (Central Vietnam)
5. The Desert (Northern Vietnam)
6. Children's Song (Northern Vietnam)
7. Magic Lantern (Northern Vietnam)
8. Fishing (Southern Vietnam)
9. Patched Dress (Southern Vietnam)
10. By the Light of the Moon (Southern Vietnam)
11. Work Song (Southern Vietnam)
12. Falling Rain (Central Vietnam)

Album Description

Pham Duc Thanh performs traditional Vietnamese music on the dan bau, a single-stringed instrument. The Montreal-based multi-instrumentalist is known as one of the world's leading exponents of traditional Vietnamese music. Besides his solo work, Pham has also appeared on over 20 internationally released CDs including the movie soundtrack for Tony Bui's "Three Seasons", winner of the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. This digitally recorded CD contains a 12-page booklet.

Customer Reviews:

One of a kind.......2006-10-06

It is the only kind in the world. The instrument has only one string but makes all the pitches. It is plucked but all sounds are harmonics. Must be seen to realize the wonder of this musical instrument. Performed here by a "grand" master. All the pitches could be heard clearly, and bent in every way imaginable. Highly recommended.

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