A music show called Karin & Quartet Music Concert will be held in the Youth Theater in Hanoi for two consecutive nights on December 8 and 9.
Karin & Quartet will be accompanied by a 16-stringed Vietnamese harp played by Vo Van Anh (a.k.a. Vanessa Vo), as well as the voice of Thu Huyen, a promising cheo (Vietnamese folk opera) singer. The fusion of Japanese and Vietnamese music will be one of the exciting musical journeys this year.
Karin produces amazing sounds on her 25-stringed koto (Japanese harp). She has traveled the world, constantly finding new inspirations.
Akihito Obama, who will join her on the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute), displays a combination of eloquent traditional techniques as well as fluency in Western styles. Also traveling are Mami Ishizuka on the piano, covering a wide range of musical elements from jazz to world music, and percussionist Aki-ra Sunrise who uses self-made and other instruments from around the world.
Admission is free. Tickets are available at the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, 27 Quang Trung Street in Hanoi, tel: 3944 7419.
