An evening of Vietnamese music.Information (Toll Free): 1.866.754.ARTS Mondavi Center for Performing Arts. Jackson Hall, Davis, at 8:00 pm. Phong Nguyen Ensemble (dance, voice, zither, lute, flutes, and xylophone) with Kim Oanh, Dock Rmah, To Trinh, Van Muoi, David Badagnani, and Phong Nguyen. Phong Nguyen is one of the foremost exponents of Vietnamese music in the West and a recipient of the National Heritage Fellowship (1997). He sings a large repertoire of dan ca (folksongs from rural settings) and is also master of the complex modal system of tai tu music, a more formal entertainment musical tradition.
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