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Trong chau
Vietnam
Canadian Museum of Civilization
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The trong chau is a small drum with two skins that is beaten
with a stick. The one shown here is made of jackfruit wood and is covered with buffalo hide.
In the past, the audience played the trong chau to accompany a female singer
participating in a public competition. This vocal art, which was widespread in the rural
areas, where the female singers were recruited and the villagers were the competition
judges, has evolved and become more sophisticated. This has distanced it from its original
environment.
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