Vietnamese poetry recital: an art at risk

 

October 11, 2021  · 

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AN ART FORM AT RISK IN EXILE:

Vietnamese poetry recital: an improvisional art at risk of going extinct in the exile community.

I did this at the request of my Vietnamese High School reunion in or about 2009. This is a repagination of several clips of the one-time rehearsal,. patched together.

This is almost a capella, with one guitar and an electric organ for echo. if you want to be critical, a professional musician or vocalist can spot a few places of off-pitch resonance and the unevenness of voice projection. The tape is unedited. — with Tiffany Rothman and

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