Ca trù, also known as hát cô đầu or hát nói, is a Vietnamese genre of musical storytelling performed by a featuring female vocalist, with origins in northern Vietnam. For much of its history, it was associated with a pansori-like form of entertainment, which combined entertaining wealthy people as well as performing religious songs for the royal court.
A Ca trù performance
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Pansori is a Korean genre of musical storytelling performed by a singer and a drummer.
Pansori performance at the Busan Cultural Center in Busan, South Korea
Heungbuga performed by Ahn Suk-seon in Seoul, 2006.
Pansori performance at the Busan Cultural Center in Busan, 2006.
A young Pansori singer in Edinburgh, Scotland, 2006.