Echoes of Ancestral Voices
Le Tuan Hung and Dang Kim Hien present traditional Vietnamese classical and folk music on Echoes of Ancestral Voices, following their earlier Move disc Landscapes of Time.
Lê Tuấn Hùng đàn tranh (vietnamese zither), voice, trống cơm (rice drum)
Pieces drawn from Nhạc tài tử, Huế chamber music, folk chant and drama, and regional lullabies are realised with care for each tradition’s musical and linguistic practice.
Landscape, rivers and Vietnam’s history colour much of the programme. The two performers bring deep command of Vietnamese genres and a distinctive personal touch.
Reviews
Serious dedication to and mastery of the authentic traditional forms … Rich new compositions. One of the most rewarding musical experiences I have had in a long while … [Le and Dang] contributed greatly to the purpose of introducing Vietnamese music of the highest quality to American audiences.
Le and Dang’s compositions transcend the boundaries of East and West and represent a new direction in Australian experimental music.
Dang Kim Hien’s Vietnamese lullabies … are astonishingly beautiful and haunting
Artists
Dang Kim Hien
Dang Kim Hien is a composer and virtuoso performer of both traditional and contemporary Vietnamese music. She taught for fourteen years at the Department of Traditional Music of the Conservatory of Music in Saigon.
Lê Tuấn Hùng
Lê Tuấn Hùng is a composer, performer and author, specialising in Vietnamese music and the experimental music of contemporary Australia. He has written widely on Vietnamese performing arts and is regarded as an international authority in Vietnamese musicology.
Audio preview
Tracks
- Flowing Water Dang Kim Hien Lê Tuấn Hùng (Traditional) 8:37
- i. 1:52
- ii. 2:03
- i. 1:51
- ii. 2:11
- i. 1:53
- ii. 1:49
- River Chant Dang Kim Hien (Traditional) 10:39
- On Hearing the Night Drum, Missing My Husband Dang Kim Hien Cao Van Lau 4:33
- Nostalgia (Traditional) 7:23
- Kieu at the Ngung Bich Tower Dang Kim Hien Lê Tuấn Hùng Nguyen Du 8:27
- Four Grand Landscapes Dang Kim Hien Lê Tuấn Hùng (Traditional) 5:52
- Earth Drum Song Dang Kim Hien Lê Tuấn Hùng (Traditional) 8:30
North Vietnamese Lullabies Dang Kim Hien Lê Tuấn Hùng (Traditional)
Central Vietnamese Lullabies Dang Kim Hien Lê Tuấn Hùng (Traditional)
South Vietnamese Lullabies Dang Kim Hien Lê Tuấn Hùng (Traditional)
Performers
- Dang Kim Hien · đàn nguyệt (moon lute), song lang (foot clapper), đàn bầu (monochord), đàn tranh (vietnamese zither), voice, phách (wooden clappers), trống đế (small drum)
- Lê Tuấn Hùng · đàn tranh (vietnamese zither), voice, trống cơm (rice drum) · all except track 8
Composers
Where to listen
Echoes of Ancestral Voices is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Echoes of Ancestral Voices is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3199
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 65 minutes 40 seconds
- Editing Engineer
- Martin Wright
- Mastering Engineer
- Martin Wright
- Thanks to
- Creative Australia
- Release date
- 1997
- Musical work
copyright - © 1997 Le Tuan Hung & Dang Kim Hien
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1997 Move Records
- Categories
- Classical, Cross-cultural
- Genres
- World & Cross-cultural, Folk
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574319927
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