Ho Chi Minh Show

The last night we were docked in Ho Chi Minh City we had a show in our theater. I recognized many of the entertainers from the evening before – same cheesy emcee (classical Vietnam top, silver chain and tennis shoes), etc. However, they brought more instruments and performers. I felt a little cheated from the original show, but tonight was fun.

Full Band
Dan Tranh (Zither) and Guitar
Lithophone

Below I have videos, but here are the dancing outfits.

Dancer
Dancer
Dancer
Full Team

Afterwards I got closer to the zither to see how it was played. Seems they use finger-clasping picks similar to how the Japanese Koto is played.

Picks

Here are some videos of the show.

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