Traditional Vietnamese music is highly diverse and syncretistic, combining native and foreign influences. Throughout its history, Vietnam has been most heavily impacted by the Chinese musical tradition, as an integral part, along with Korea, Mongolia and Japan. The former Indochinese kingdom of Champa also exerted some influence (albeit more minor when compared to China) on Vietnam's traditional music.

 

Music Vietnam has a long tradition of life. Right from the ancient inhabitants of Vietnam has a passion for music. For them, music is an indispensable need.
So in the process of historical development residents have created a wide variety of musical instruments and musical genres to express emotional feelings, to get more excited and in the labor force, in war auction, to educate the children of his father's tradition, human morality, to communicate with the world in our minds and spirits to soar with the dream of a beautiful life, happiness in the present and in the future ...

Through variation, in Vietnam today have a nice inventory of musical instruments of all kinds from the most simple form to a form that is highly developed with sophisticated technical solo performance.

Here you can listen to the lullaby melody, the children's rhyme, the music genre in the worship rituals or used in communication between the community members, in labor, in games entertainment for puzzle sing, sing to meet the boys and girls competitions, the tune when playing or when the farm after the shift, the shift of the guitar sound of buskers, of the original "amateurs" and the traditional musical genres ...

Vietnam traditional music by the rich accumulate the kind of different ages and by both the multi-ethnic. The same kind of music, but in every race has the expression, rhythm and intonation own place. Other Vietnamese lullaby lullaby melody Muong, Thai ru, ru ... There Highlands ethnic singing lyrics used to put children to sleep. There lullaby by the nation's music, soothing flute.

Formerly Traditional music has played a very important role in the lives of Vietnam. Today it still holds a significant position in the society. Some musical genres still exist in the rural lifestyle. Others have stepped onto the stage, continuing the beauty of life and promote the work of new life.