Nippon Scape

There’s a Japanese woman who plays a traditional Vietnamese musical instrument called a t’rung. When she starts to play, a grand, soul-stirring sound emerges from around her small frame. She is at the core of a trio which is an ensemble somewhat jazz-like in nature, producing moisture-rich grooves. I paid them a visit and found out what kind of dreams the three of them are carrying forward on the palanquin that is their music.

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