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Ascending Dragon, Hanoi, LA International New Music Festival, Los Angeles, Tambuco Percussion Ensemble, Vietnam, Vu Nhat Tan, Water Puppets of Hanoi
The Water Puppet Theater in Hà Nội, Việt Nnam.
The music and instruments of Việt Nam are captivating. As rich a tradition as any other country in Asia, Vietnamese is also a prestissimo language perfectly suited to the sounds of their evocative culture.
Our Los Angeles International New Music Festival program on July 9 at REDCAT will focus on old enemies and rivals being transformed through music. Cuba, Việt Nam, México and Japan. As Americans we have had complicated relations with all of them, and it often can seem like some of the problems are ongoing.
As Ricardo Gallardo and I kept discussing ideas for this festival, we agreed that music can often succeed where business and politics stumble, and hit upon this concert to open new friendship between old adversaries.
Sound Travels with Jeff von der Schmidt 