Huế to seek UNESCO recognition for folk singing The Thừa Thiên Huế Culture, and Sports Department is compiling a scientific dossier for Huế folk singing to seek UNESCO’s recognition as an intangible heritage.

VN’s biggest music festival kicks off tomorrow Hà Nội-based indie singer and songwriter Vũ, who is dubbed by Billboard magazine as “Prince of Vietnamese Indie Music”, will perform on the opening night of the Việt Nam’s most prominent music event – the Monsoon Music Festival, on Friday.

Musician takes the lead at concert

Nguyễn Vĩnh Tiến will tell his story of becoming a musician at a concert in Hà Nội on Saturday.

New album remembers singer Y Moan

An album about Tây Nguyên culture has been released to honour the late People’s Artist Y Moan, a rock star from Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) who popularised his region’s music among young people. 

French artists to perform 'Tale of Kiều'

Vietnamese epic The Tale of Kiều will be performed by French artists for the first time in Hà Nội tomorrow.

Folk melodies of Israel, Việt Nam come to Hà Nội

The Israel and Việt Nam Folk Harmony concert will take place in Hà Nội on Sunday to boost the cultural exchange and friendship between the two countries.

Concert features the sounds of nature A concert entitled Thanh Âm Từ Thiên Nhiên (The Sound From Nature) will be aired live from the National Conference Centre on Việt Nam National Television (VTV)’s Channel 1 on August 18.

New 'house of sounds' features traditional instruments in Đắk Nông

An exhibition house of sounds displaying traditional musical instruments of Tây Nguyên (Central Highlands) region has opened in Đắk Nông Province’s Gia Nghĩa town.

Artist plans to hold national xẩm festival

Traditional artist Mai Tuyết Hoa and her troupe Xẩm Hà Thành have released their first album of xẩm (blind busker's singing). She has spent more than 20 years of performing and studying xẩm. Hoa is seen as one of successors of the late artisan Hà Thị Cầu.  Nguyễn Mạnh Hà interviews Hoa about preserving and developing xẩm

Summer themed activities at Village Various cultural activities themed Summer Flavour for Children will take place throughout July at the Việt Nam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism on the western outskirts of Hà Nội.