Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000

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Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000

A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at a New York auction on Saturday for $408,000, said officials with the company behind the event.

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‘National treasures’ title proposed for stone horns, lithophone

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‘National treasures’ title proposed for stone horns, lithophone

The central Phu Yen People’s Committee on May 15 proposed that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recognize the province’s

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Youth dust off old instruments

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Youth dust off old instruments

VietNamNet Bridge – A music project to encourage young composers of Vietnamese traditional music instruments has been launched by US-based artist Vo Van Anh.

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Concert mixes traditional, contemporary

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Contemporary music composer Vu Nhat Tan will pair up with dan tranh (16-chord zither) artist Nguyen Thuy Dung for a concert at Manzi Art Space today.

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Local trademarks need safeguarding

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Local trademarks need safeguarding

Viet Nam has been developing a geographical indication system to safeguard the patent rights of the country's famous traditional products with a hope that the new system will help boost production and trade of the country's unique produce.

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Big promotions at Vincom Centers in town

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SaigonTimes English 1 month(s) ago

Vincom Center B downtown will run a big promotion from Saturday until April 30 to mark its third anniversary and Reunification Day (April 30) and Labor Day (May 1) celebrations.

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Hanoi Social Club hosts ukulele workshop

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Two ukulele teachers from Australia will deliver a short course in the musical instrument in Ha Noi on Tuesday, April 16.

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Musical wind serenades Thai Binh

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Musical wind serenades Thai Binh

Thai Binh Province has been known for centuries as the homeland of abundant rice fields and the sedge mat weaving craft. But not many people know that it is also home to amateur but talented groups of women who play the clarinet and saxophone in local orchestras whenever they have free time.

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Youth dust off old instruments

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The Hanoitimes - A music project to encourage young composers of Vietnamese traditional music instruments has been launched by US-based artist Vo Van Anh.

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Youth dust off old instruments

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Youth dust off old instruments

A music project to encourage young composers of Vietnamese traditional music instruments has been launched by US-based artist Vo Van Anh.

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Youth dust off old instruments

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Youth dust off old instruments

A music project to encourage young composers of Vietnamese traditional music instruments has been launched by US-based artist Vo Van Anh.

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Young performers take up the baton for traditional folk art

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Young performers take up the baton for traditional folk art

VietNamNet Bridge – In the bustle of the night market on Hang Dao-Dong Xuan streets at the weekend, singer Le Xuan Quynh loses herself in a xam song (folk song for blind beggars) on a stage by the entrance.

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US player of plucked zither talks Vietnamese traditional arts

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Báo Tuổi Trẻ English 2 month(s) ago

Editor’s Note: Heather Woodward, a Ho Chi Minh City-based American, has been teaching English in Vietnam for two and a half years. She wrote this article to share her feelings about studying the Dan Tranh (plucked zither of Vietnam) and relate it to other forms of Vietnamese traditional arts.

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Young performers take up the baton for traditional folk art

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Young performers take up the baton for traditional folk art

In the bustle of the night market on Hang Dao-Dong Xuan streets at the weekend, singer Le Xuan Quynh loses herself in a xam song (folk song for blind beggars) on a stage by the entrance.

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Chau Van singing festival opens in Vinh Phuc province

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Chau Van singing festival opens in Vinh Phuc province

More than 200 artists from 10 amateur art troupes are taking part in the 2013 Chau Van Singing Festival for the Red River Delta, which opened in Vinh Yen city, Vinh Phuc province on March 24.

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