Singing as Social Life: Three Perspectives on Kwv Txhiaj from Vietnam

Despite the recent influx of predominantly foreign-produced recordings of Hmong popular music, the vocal art form of kwv txhiaj still plays an important role in the daily lives of many Vietnamese-Hmong people. While previous studies of Vietnamese-Hmong music have tended to focus solely on the music...

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Main Author: Lonán Ó Briain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hmong Studies Journal 2012-12-01
Series:Hmong Studies Journal
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Online Access:https://www.hmongstudiesjournal.org/uploads/4/5/8/7/4587788/obriainhsj13.pdf