Based on the author’s research in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and other urban areas in Vietnam, this study of contemporary Vietnamese popular music explores the

Based on the author’s research in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and other urban areas in Vietnam, this study of contemporary Vietnamese popular music explores the

“The diversity of voices and songs reminds us that the home front and the battlefront are always connected and that music and war are deeply intertwined.” �

This is the first book in English on the popular music of Vietnam--a songbag of Vietnamese music. The Musics of Vietnam is a popular work, on the order of the J

From the Back Cover: From Rice Paddies and Temple Yards: Traditional Music Of Vietnam presents an in-depth look at the music and culture of Vietnam, written by