Category: MUSIC (CHẦU VĂN) & RHYTHM

Hát Chầu Văn (also known as Hát Văn or Hát Bóng) is a distinctive form of Vietnamese folk performance art intrinsically linked with the Mother Goddess Worship (Đạo Mẫu) of the Tam Phủ belief system.^1^ Having endured centuries of socio-historical uph...

Hát văn (ritual chanting) is a highly sophisticated art form that requires exceptional skill and versatility from the cung văn (ritual musicians). Beyond technical mastery, they must be agile and responsive, able to adapt lyrics, vocal timbre, and mu...

Hát Chầu Văn originated in the Red River Delta of Northern Vietnam. According to Professor Ngô Đức Thịnh – Member of the National Council for Cultural Heritage – the most prosperous period of the Chầu Văn ritual was from the late 19th century to the ...

Introduction The ritual practice of lên đồng—also known as hầu bóng or đồng bóng—is a prominent feature of the Vietnamese Đạo Mẫu (Mother Goddess worship) and Tứ phủ (Four Palaces) belief system. It represents a distinctive form of folk spirituality,...