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Vietnamese traditional music or folk music is one major branch of Vietnamese music, truly reflecting the typical characteristics of people, culture, customs, geography, etc. of Vietnam, stretching throughout the history of the nation. From the 20th century, Vietnamese music has been influenced by the foreign music styles such as China, Korea, United States, United Kingdom but it still keeps the unique beauty, which is shown at the existence of Vietnamese traditional music as well as playing an important role in the culture in Vietnam.
An Overview of Vietnamese Traditional Music
Vietnamese traditional music was born very early. Ever since ancient times, Vietnamese people have been very passionate about music and considered music as an integral part of their life. Therefore, in the process of historical development, the residents have constantly created many musical instruments and musical genres to express their feelings and emotions, to gain more motivation for the daily work and to get out of the stress in life. You can listen to the melody of lullabies, children’s song, types of music in worshiping rituals, funerals, or conversations among members in the community, in entertaining activities, performing in the singing contests, epics, the sweet songs of the jongleurs, don ca tai tu – the traditional music of the Southern people, and the traditional opera, etc.
Vietnamese traditional music is rich by the accumulation of genres not only of different ages but also of the numerous ethnic groups. Although having the same genre of music, each ethnic group has a distinctive mode of expression, performance, and cadence. For example, the lullabies of the Kinh are different from those of the Thai, the Muong, the Dao, etc. Moreover, some ethnic groups use lullabies to sing their children to sleep while others play a diversity of traditional musical instruments such as flute, Vietnamese monochord, and so on.
Vietnam has 54 ethnic groups, which means that there are 54 different traditional musical backgrounds. Therefore, in this article, we would like to mention the traditional music of Kinh people – the dominant ethnic group in Vietnam, accounting for 85.7% total of the population.
There are various ways to classify the Vietnamese traditional Music (here, the Kinh’s music). In terms of types of music, they have: Royal family music, Cheo, Tuong, Xam singing, Don ca tai tu, folk songs, Ca Tru, etc. If divided by regions, they have: the traditional music of the South; the Central, the Central Highlands, the North, and so on or smaller by regional culture. For the number of performers, it can be divided into the single, duo, in a group.
In the Vietnamese traditional music, it is extremely common for the artists to use a variety of traditional music instruments: dan bau (Vietnamese monochord), dan co (Vietnamese erhu), dan day, dan nguyet (moon lute), etc. All of these musical instruments contribute to creating unique characteristics for Vietnamese traditional music.
Types of Vietnamese Traditional Music
Types of Vietnamese traditional Music in Northern Vietnam
Ca Trù (Hát Ả Đào)
Ca trù, also known as hát ả đào, is one type of chamber music that was extremely popular in North and North Central Vietnam since the 15th century. It is used to be the court music that was loved by the aristocrats and the intellectuals. Besides, it can be said that Ca trù is a perfect combination of poetry and music.
There are three main characters in a Ca trù performance: a female singer (called “đào” or “ca nương”) who use the tongs, a male instrumentalist (called “kép”) who plays dan day to support the vocalist, a spectator (called “quan viên”, usually being the author of the song) who plays the drum to punctuate the song and express the pleasure by the drum sound. In 2009, Ca trù was recognized as the intangible heritage that requires urgent protection by UNESCO.
Chầu Văn
Hát Văn or Chầu Văn is one of the types of Vietnamese traditional music, originated in the North Delta. It is associated with Mother Goddesses Worship – the very famous folk belief in Vietnam. By using spiritual music with the solemn and elaborate words, Chầu văn is considered to be a singing form of worshiping the goddesses.
Chầu Văn plays an extremely important role in a Mother Goddesses Worshiping performance in order to invite the gods to attend the ceremony. During the performance, the singers can sing and play musical instruments at the same time in 4-8 hours, creating a bustling atmosphere for the ceremony. The music instruments usually consist of dan nguyet (moon lute), small drum, tongs, cymbals, flute, Vietnamese monochord, etc. Hát văn is well-known in Hanoi and Nam Dinh, but the performing style in Nam Dinh is more rustic than that in Hanoi.
Chèo
Chèo is a form of Vietnamese traditional stage art, strongly developing in North Vietnam, especially the Red River delta and two sparsely populated mountainous areas in the North and North Central. This type of folk music has the harmonious combination of ethnicity and the popularity with narrative and romantic lyrics so that it is amazingly preferable for summer festivals.
Chèo stage art has undergone a long history from the 10th century to the present, having a deep influence on the Vietnamese social life. In terms of the meaning, Chèo reflects all aspects of the national identity of Vietnamese people: optimistic, loving, simple, full of national pride, persistent in fighting against the invaders to protect the country. Thanks to these great meanings, Chèo is full of literary genres: romantic, epic, poetic, etc. creating a unique attraction for this traditional music.
Quan Ho Folk Songs
Quan ho is one of the typical folk songs of the Red River delta in the North of Vietnam. It was formed and developed in the ancient culture area Kinh Bac, especially the area boundary between Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces today with the gently flowing Cau river called “the river of Quan ho”.
Quan ho folk songs are always performed in groups, each of which has five to six members. During the performance, they call each other with the intimate names as the family members such as “anh ca” (first brother), “chi ca” (first sister), “anh hai” (second brother), “chi hai” (second sister), etc. For this type of Vietnamese traditional music, the singers have their own performing costumes: the brothers with turbans, umbrellas, and tunics while the sisters are dressed up with “mo ba mo bay” shirts (a traditional cloth of the Vietnamese women) and large round hats and scarves. Quan ho folk songs impress the audience with an interestingly unique singing procedure. They usually divide into the “brother” group and “sister” group to sing back-and-forth the rustic and traditional loving songs with/without music accompaniment.
Tuồng
It is said that Tuồng derived from the Vietnamese song and dance, but during the development, Tuồng has absorbed many forms of performance and makeup of tradition Chinese Opera. This kind of music usually expresses the majestic atmosphere to honor the national heroes, or to deliver the lessons of human behavior between community and individuals, between family and motherland. In a performance, the righteous forces have to fight for justice in very difficult conditions, becoming the bright mirror for the other people to follow.
Xẩm Music
Xẩm is one popular type of folk music in North Vietnam, especially in the Red River delta and Northern midland. In the past, Xẩm is considered as a form of livelihood for the poor and the dead people, most of whom usually performed in markets, streets, or crowded places, but few performed in big stages so that very few people know this traditional music. The music instruments to support Xẩm singing are also very simple, including erhu and senh tien.
Until February 2013, Mrs. Ha Thi Cau – Ninh Binh province (1928-2013) who is supposed to be the last Xẩm singer of the 20th century went away, raising awareness of protecting this type of Vietnamese traditional music.
Types of Vietnamese traditional Music in Central Vietnam
Hò, Lý (Chanty)
Hò and Lý are a popular musical genre in the Vietnamese people’s life from ancient times, originating from the living habits in the valley, depicting the mood and emotions of the laborers. These two types of Vietnamese traditional music are pretty similar to each other, but Hò is usually attached to a working movement while Lý is not. In addition, Hò and Lý have extremely been developing in Central and South Vietnam. Visiting these regions, you will find it easy to bump into the local people droning out the rustic genres of Hò and Lý.
Nhã Nhạc (Hue Royal Court Music)
Nhã Nhạc or Hue royal court music is the court music under the feudal times, performed on festivals or ceremonies (coronation, funerals, and other religious festivals) in the reign of the Nguyen dynasty of Vietnam. Hue royal court music was recognized by UNESCO as a masterpiece of oral and intangible world cultural heritage in 2003.
Nhã Nhạc has a diversity of 126 songs full of the original lyrics and translation. Besides, there are hundreds of music instruments supporting the Hue Royal court music performances. As a result, it is obviously easy to affirm that Nhã Nhạc is a type of Vietnamese traditional music with a tight structural system, partially contributing to creating: the complete structure of the orchestra, the system of orchestral music without lyrics, the music accompaniments for singing and dancing, the songs in different kinds of dance, and the songs in the ceremonies.
Types of Vietnamese Traditional Music in Southern Vietnam
Đờn Ca Tài Tử (Southern Amateur Music)
Đờn ca tài tử is the Vietnamese traditional music which was recognized as the world cultural heritage by UNESCO. It was established in the late 19th century, strongly developing and influencing 21 Northern provinces of Vietnam. This is one type of music combining lyrics and music instruments, preferred by the Southern people in rural areas in the free time after a hard-working day.
Đờn ca tài tử is over one hundred years old, usually known as the band performance, consisting of five Vietnamese traditional music instruments: dan tranh (zither), dan ty ba (pipa), dan nguyet (moon lute), dan bau (monochord), and dan tam; sometimes supported by flute. The “đờn ca tài tử” singers are usually the friends or neighbors in a village; they gather and happily sing with each other so that they do not bother about the rustic costumes.
Cải Lương
Cải lương is one kind of opera that originated in South Vietnam and was formed on the basis of Đờn ca tài tử and the folk songs of the Mekong Delta. The content of each Cải lương performance may come from ancient Vietnamese stories, Nom poems, and literary works about the Vietnamese society, and after that, the French scripts, or Indian, Egyptian Romans, Japanese ancient stories. The fusion of various cultures has shaped the special feature of this type of Vietnamese traditional music.
In addition, the performance of Cải lương will be not perfect without the musical accompaniment of the orchestra, which helps not only support the vocals but also highlight the psychological depth of the characters, creating more dramatic for the script, and contributing to the success of the play. Nowadays, Cải lương is also an extremely popular type of Vietnamese traditional music in the South, strengthening the spiritual life of the local people.
The above information includes a panorama of Vietnamese traditional music. During your Vietnam Local Tour, it will be an unforgettable memory to be one of the audiences and enjoy some of the Vietnamese traditional music in order to have insight knowledge about the Vietnamese culture.
If you fall in love with some kind of Vietnam traditional music, the show totally can be in your Vietnam Tour Packages, or you can click here for a tailor-made tour with the show you want.
Music is a fun way to get in touch with Vietnamese culture and can even benefit your language learning.
But I have a confession…
When I lived in Vietnam I didn’t really listen to Vietnamese music. There are three main reasons.
- There’s a weird phenomenon that most Vietnamese people sing with a Northern accent, no matter where they are from.
- My teenage students were into K-Pop. That’s probably because…
- Pop music isn’t really mainstream in Vietnam.
The kind of songs popular with my friends were ballads and love songs, which are not my cup of tea. Vietnamese pop music is often criticised in the media for being too Western or too much like Korean pop music.
By the time I left Vietnam I only had 6 songs on my ‘Vietnamese music’ playlist. And one of those was a parody of a K-Pop song.
So I decided to investigate and see if I could find some Vietnamese pop music (aka V-Pop) which is called nhạc trẻ in Vietnamese.
10 Vietnamese Pop Musicians
Here are some of my favourite Vietnamese musicians, covering a range of styles.
Word of warning: Many of these songs have a catchy beat to them but are still quite melancholic.
Unfortunately a lot of the songs have been removed from download site Zing MP3. This page may be updated from time to time.
Read on, or view all 10 as a YouTube playlist.
JustaTee
He mostly sings ballads but there are some poppier songs like this one.
Download Forever Alone from Zing MP3.
Emily
Model-turned-R&B-singer Emily is both a solo artist and regularly teams up with other singers like JustaTee.
Download Dừng Lại Nhé from Zing MP3.
FB Boiz
A fun boyband based in Saigon who describe their music style as R&B and Hip Hop.
Download Em Có Biết from Zing MP3.
Đông Nhi
A soloist who composes many of her own songs.
Download Khi Mưa from Zing MP3
Trương Qùynh Anh
She mainly sings ballads, but this is a poppier song.
Download Hãy Bước Qua Nhau from Zing MP3.
Á Đông
Their sound is very Vietnamese but accompanied by a pop or dance soundtrack.
Downloads of Vầng Trăng Tình Yêu seem unavailable outside of VN.
YunjBoo
A younger rapper. I’m not normally into rap but it’s refreshing to hear a Saigon accent!
Free Vietnamese Music Download App
Downloads of Hy Vọng Vô Hạn seem unavailable outside of VN.
Thái Tuyết Trâm
She sings several lovely acoustic covers of other Vietnamese songs.
Phan Kim Thanh
Downloads of Tình Yêu Màu Nắng seem unavailable outside of VN.
Diễm Hương
She has an incredible voice. The first time I heard this song I got chills down my spine. It’s no wonder she was on Vietnam’s “The Voice”.
This is a good song to sing along to as it’s fairly slow and it’s easy to understand the basic message of the song.
Downloads of Who Cares seem unavailable outside of VN.
365 DaBand
This band have a Western or K-Pop vibe to them. They also occasionally sing in English, cover or mash-up English songs. Isaac also does solos.
Downloads of 365daband songs seem unavailable outside of VN.
Resources to continue exploring Vietnamese music
VNLISTING :: Vietnamese MP3 Music Online
- To find Vietnamese lyrics search for [title] lời bài hát or [title] lyrics (eg. Forever Alone lời bài hát).
- For more V-Pop recommendations go here, here or for female singers here.
- If you do like ballads, you’re in luck! There’s a huge range of them with English translations here.
Over to you: Do you listen to music in a foreign language? Do you like any Vietnamese musicians?