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Chau van singing

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  • What is Chau van singing used for?
    To praise gods or national heroes.
  • Is Chau van singing an intangible cultural heritage of Viet Nam? Name some other Vietnamese intangible heritages you know.
    Yes. Other examples: Quan ho singing, Ca tru singing, Hue royal court music (Nha nhac),…
  • Why do you think costumes are very important in Chau van singing?
    Because they show respect to the gods and represent the rank of workship…
  • How many main musical instruments used in Chau van performances?
    There are 4: moon-shaped lute, bamboo clappers, drum, and gong.
  • When did Chau van singing start?
    Around the 16th century.
  • How is Chau van singing diferent from modern Vietnamese music?
    It is spiritual, ritual – based, and performed as worship, not for entertainment.
  • What items make up the costumes of Chau van singers?
    Clothes, hats, belt
  • What are the typical types of Chau Van singing? What is it?
    hat tho – the slow chanting including an act of worship, and hat hau – the singing and dancing of a psychic.
  • Where did Chau van singing begin?
    In the Northern Delta region of Viet Nam.
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