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Hà Thị Cầu
Hà Thị Cầu (1928 - 3 March 2013) was a famous Vietnamese xẩm singer. Cầu was one of six traditional singers whose works were selected for study and preservation in the late 1990s.Vietnam Courier 1986 -- Page 25 "... on the dan bau (one -stringed zither) was selected to be part of a repertoire to be presented to world audiences. The four remaining airs were also selected to be part of a list of choice items : a hat xam (minstrel's) air sung by Mrs Ha-Thi Cau, " Ha Thi Cau was born in 1921 to an extremely poor family in Nam Dinh province. At an early age, she followed her parents as they wandered from town to town singing for money. Xam lyrics and the music of her parents’ generation was absorbed in her heart and mind. Her performance reflected her love for her homeland and family and her passion for Xam singing. She didn’t know how to read and write but she remembered the lyrics of hundreds of songs. Ha Thi Cau was granted the honorary titles of People’s Artist an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xẩm
Xẩm (Chữ Nôm: 眈) or Hát xẩm (咭眈, Xẩm singing) is a type of Vietnamese folk music which was popular in the Northern region of Vietnam but is nowadays considered an endangered form of traditional music in Vietnam. In the dynastic time, xẩm was generally performed by blind artists who wandered from town to town and earned their living by singing in common places. Xẩm artists often play đàn bầu or đàn nhị to accompany the songs themselves, and sometimes they form a band with one singer and others who play traditional instruments such as the drum or phách. The melodies of xẩm are borrowed from different types of Vietnamese folk music such as trống quân or quan họ, while its themes are generally ''The Tale of Kiều'', ''Lục Vân Tiên'', and other popular Vietnamese stories. History and performers The origin of xẩm was dated from the Trần dynasty in the 14th century. During the dynastic time, xẩm was popular in the Northern region of Vietnam. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 Births
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2013 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
