Quan Ho
Vietnam these days is young, energetic and hip to the world’s latest trends and technology. Some 60 percent of Vietnamese are under 30, and more likely to listen to pop tunes than traditional Vietnamese music. The Vietnamese government hopes to change that. It recently won UNESCO recognition for two kinds of traditional Vietnamese music. The one with a little more swing and sass is Quan Ho. The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reports from northern Vietnam.
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