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Foreigner tells interesting story about Vietnamese music

Jason Michael Gibbs, an American working at the San Francisco Public Library, California, tells an enjoyable story about Vietnamese music in his “Rock Hanoi and Rumba Cuu Long - A story of Vietnamese music” book, which has been translated into Vietnamese by translator Nguyen Truong Quy.

The book is a narrative on the history and culture of Vietnam through an angle rarely mentioned, music.

Jason Gibbs discovers consistent elements through periods and implicit continuity, despite interruption, of Vietnamese culture that is reflected by songs, music styles and musicians.

The book is evidence of the aspirations and understanding of the American author about culture, language and music of Vietnam. He tirelessly collected and uncovered plentiful documents about Vietnamese music through history.

This book is a good reference work for popular culture research that is significant in exploring mental states and social awareness, and useful for those who work with music and do research on Vietnamese music as well.

Source: ANTD

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Foreigner tells interesting story about Vietnamese music

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