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Friday, March 1, 2024

Kim Luyến ca trù in 2015:






This genre was actually banned by the Communist government for nearly four decades. The reason was that it's too linked to prostitution and opium use. In ca trù, also known as hát ả đào, there's the singer with her clapper, a đàn đáy lute player and the listener who bangs on a drum to indicate his appreciation or disapproval.


1 comment:

Lyle said...

This is evocative art, summoning pictures of a paradise,
That is difficult to find in these qlippothic times.
The listener approves or dis-approves, still beats the drum.
True art.