Ca tru
Summary
Ca tru is a Vietnamese art of sung poetry associated principally with northern and north-central communities. A refined vocal line, the singer's rhythmic clappers and a long-necked dan day lute create an unusually exposed musical texture; a small drum can articulate the listener's evaluative response. Poetry and musical knowledge are inseparable, but a listener need not understand every word to hear the tension of phrasing and instrumental reply. The category encompasses multiple settings and repertories, not a single solemn song. Its intimacy makes detailed skill audible without requiring a large ensemble. [1]
Contemporary and trending
Clubs, master teachers, cultural institutions and small public performances support continuing transmission and revival. UNESCO's urgent-safeguarding framework recognizes real pressures, but the practice also has active bearers who organize teaching and present the repertory on their own initiative. Hanoi's cultural authorities document support for practitioners alongside that community work. Tourism can introduce listeners, while a sustained learning group provides a different kind of continuity. Contemporary discussion should include both circumstances without assuming that a heritage label means the music has ceased to live, or that a short visitor performance represents every traditional setting. [2]
History
Ca tru developed through changing Vietnamese poetic, ceremonial and entertainment worlds, with professional expertise transmitted through particular communities and lineages. Its social associations varied over time and cannot be summarized by one modern venue type. Twentieth-century war, political change and altered attitudes toward older entertainment disrupted performance and teaching. Surviving practitioners, researchers and later clubs worked to recover repertory and transmit technique. Recording and documentation became significant resources, but the details of vocal delivery and instrumental interaction still require musical learning. The history is one of social transformation and active rebuilding, not merely the survival of an old text. [2]
Musical characteristics
The voice shapes syllables through ornament, changes of pressure and careful timing against the phach clappers. The dan day's spare, resonant line can answer or prepare a phrase rather than filling every space. The small chau drum has historically allowed a knowledgeable participant to respond to the performance, making listening itself an active role. These relationships create rhythmic sophistication without a continuously busy accompaniment. Follow the space between voice and lute and the placement of a clapper pattern. The music's restraint makes a tiny change of articulation or a delayed entrance carry considerable expressive force.
Geography and communities
The Red River and neighboring northern Vietnamese cultural landscape provides the main connected world, including Hanoi and surrounding communities whose lineages extend beyond the city. North-central traditions add another meaningful regional continuity rather than a series of unrelated club addresses. The map uses broad fields for these worlds, with the strongest emphasis in the north. Public appearances elsewhere reflect circulation and support but do not automatically establish equally dense local practice. This geography follows teachers, repertory and community histories rather than treating a performance hall in the capital as the sole source of the tradition.
Artists
Quach Thi Ho is an influential recorded reference for twentieth-century ca tru, while later singer-teachers and clubs demonstrate how knowledge moved into new generations. Ensembles such as the Thai Ha ca tru tradition offer another route into the combination of family transmission and public presentation. A useful recording identifies singer, dan day player and setting, because their interaction is central to the result. Comparing a sustained poetic selection with an explanatory demonstration can reveal both expression and technique. The art's history should include instrumentalists and knowledgeable listeners alongside the singer most visible at the front.
Representative performances
These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.
| Repertoire | Field use | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| traditional | regional | Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates. |
| Artist | Performance / song / title | Embedded player URL | Notes | Repertoire kind | Repertoire date | Recording date | Format | Opening | Places | Fit | Evidence | Review note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phó Hà My, Nguyễn Xuân Hoạch and Đàm Quang Minh | Ca trù rehearsal — Hanoi | https://www.youtube.com/embed/8qv5SEXjt7A | A documented rehearsal brings together voice and phách, đàn đáy and praise drum. The accompanying Hanoi account identifies all three practitioners; this is an intimate demonstration of their interaction, not anonymous background music.[3] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | pending | Existing recording | Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved. |
| Lê Thị Bạch Vân and accompanists | Bắc Phản | https://www.youtube.com/embed/E6Vt-jaobcA | A credited ca trù performance from an arts presentation, published by KSUNESCO. The named singer's delivery adds another practitioner to the playlist; the channel name is not treated as proof of publication by UNESCO itself.[4] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | pending | Existing recording | Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved. |
| Đinh Quỳnh Vân | Nghe khúc Ca trù Hồng Hồng Tuyết Tuyết cảm tác (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương Đinh Quỳnh Vân | https://www.youtube.com/embed/jRc5olDoKVs | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2026-10-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[5] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Kiều Anh with Thăng Long Water Puppet Theatre | CHỐN PHỒN HOA THĂNG LONG | CA NƯƠNG KIỂU ANH | FESTIVAL THĂNG LONG - HÀ NỘI 2026 | https://www.youtube.com/embed/4HdcdG-SiiI | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: VIETNAMSHOW. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Festival staging combines Ca trù voice, phách/lute and water-puppetry; contemporary presentation, not a claim of unchanged historical staging. Documented performance/session: 2026-09-11. Video publication: 2026-09-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[6] | traditional | unknown | 2026-09-11 | live | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: VIETNAMSHOW. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Festival staging combines Ca trù voice, phách/lute and water-puppetry; contemporary presentation, not a claim of unchanged historical staging. Documented performance/session: 2026-09-11. |
| Elder community ensemble of Phố Hiến, Hưng Yên | Ca trù PHÚ NGUYỆT HỒ | Tiết mục đặc sắc do Người cao tuổi phường Phố Hiến, tỉnh Hưng Yên thể hiện | https://www.youtube.com/embed/D2zvy8tYpVI | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nguyễn Văn Diệu TV. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2026-08-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[7] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nguyễn Văn Diệu TV. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Khánh Ngọc | Ca Trù hát nói Chơi Hồ Tây - Tiết mục đặc sắc liên hoan tiếng hát Hà Nội năm 2026 | https://www.youtube.com/embed/f_SiDWtk-bM | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Khánh Ngọc Official. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2026-08-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[8] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Khánh Ngọc Official. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Phó Hà My | Nhớ ông (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương Phó Hà My | https://www.youtube.com/embed/I_avP2sN0mg | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2026-07-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[9] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Thúy Đạt | Ca Trù: Hương Sơn Phong Cảnh Ca - NSUT Thúy Đạt | https://www.youtube.com/embed/MP7NwhoR-fs | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Mai Đức Thiện. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2026-07-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[10] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Mai Đức Thiện. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Khánh Ngọc | Ca Trù hát nói Chơi Hồ Tây - Tiết mục đặc sắc liên hoan tiếng hát Hà Nội KV1 năm 2026 | https://www.youtube.com/embed/0rgjH90maeU | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Khánh Ngọc Official. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2026-05-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[11] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Khánh Ngọc Official. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| CLB Ca trù Bích Câu Đạo Quán | Hát múa Bài bông - Ca trù cổ - CLB Ca trù Bích câu đạo quán . 21/3/2026 | https://www.youtube.com/embed/YD99XM3yhcs | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Mai Hạnh. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2026-03-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[12] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Mai Hạnh. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Uncredited Ca trù performers (published by Việt Dũng Lê) | Hát múa CHÚC HỖ - Một thể cách ca trù | https://www.youtube.com/embed/WTkDzV6yolc | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Việt Dũng Lê. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Individual musician names are not supplied by the source; the credit explicitly identifies the known ensemble/context or publisher instead of inventing them. Video publication: 2026-02-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[13] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Việt Dũng Lê. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Individual musician names are not supplied by the source; the credit explicitly identifies the known ensemble/context or publisher instead of inventing them. |
| Ca trù ensemble at Lễ hội Tết Việt2026 (individual names uncredited) | Hát ca trù tại Lễ hội tết Việt 2026 | https://www.youtube.com/embed/kYRD6W8RsD4 | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Huyền Anh Quan Họ - Vietnam Traditional Music. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Individual musician names are not supplied by the source; the credit explicitly identifies the known ensemble/context or publisher instead of inventing them. Video publication: 2026-02-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[14] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Huyền Anh Quan Họ - Vietnam Traditional Music. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Individual musician names are not supplied by the source; the credit explicitly identifies the known ensemble/context or publisher instead of inventing them. |
| Hải Phượng and ensemble | Ca Trù Hải Phòng-NS Hải Phượng cùng dàn nhạc | https://www.youtube.com/embed/ijbYUxlNra0 | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: NGHỆ SĨ VŨ THANH TUẤN. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2025-12-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[15] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: NGHỆ SĨ VŨ THANH TUẤN. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Quách Thị Hồ (voice), Phó Đình Kỳ (đàn đáy) and Trúc Hiền (trống chầu) | CA TRÙ: GIỮ CHO ĐẸP MÃI QUÊ MÌNH HÀ NAM NINH | https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pp9iNVDF_JI | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nam Định Phố. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2025-03-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[16] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nam Định Phố. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Nguyễn Huệ Phương (voice), Phạm Thị Huệ (đàn đáy) and Phạm Đoàn Vân Hựu (trống chầu) | Ca trù: Đào nương Nguyễn Huệ Phương Kép đàn NNTG Phạm Thị Huệ , Cầm Chầu Phạm Đoàn Vân Hựu | https://www.youtube.com/embed/cpB91CGVNdc | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: CÔNG NGHỆ HƯƠNG HỰU. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2025-02-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[17] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: CÔNG NGHỆ HƯƠNG HỰU. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Đinh Quỳnh Vân | Gặp Xuân (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương Đinh Quỳnh Vân | https://www.youtube.com/embed/iFL65NBHUcY | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2023-12-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[18] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Uncredited Ca trù vocalist in Trăng tỏ thềm lan (Cao Bá Quát poem) | Hát phú (Ca trù) Tài tử đa cùng - Thơ Cao Bá Quát | https://www.youtube.com/embed/h2CybkCZTmk | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Individual musician names are not supplied by the source; the credit explicitly identifies the known ensemble/context or publisher instead of inventing them. Video publication: 2023-10-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[19] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Individual musician names are not supplied by the source; the credit explicitly identifies the known ensemble/context or publisher instead of inventing them. |
| Nguyễn Thúy Hòa | Tặng Vợ thân yêu nhân kỷ niệm mười năm ngày cưới (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Phần 2 - NNƯT Nguyễn Thúy Hòa | https://www.youtube.com/embed/wfqE0BJlkvk | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Documented performance/session: 2023-02-12. Video publication: 2023-02-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[20] | traditional | unknown | 2023-02-12 | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Documented performance/session: 2023-02-12. |
| Nguyễn Thị Lý (Thượng Mỗ) | HÁT NÓI| ĐÊM CHƯA LỬA Ở HỒ TÂY|CA NƯƠNG NGUYỄN THỊ LÝ THƯỢNG MỖ TẠI LH CA TRÙ HÀ NỘI LẦN THỨ 3|2022 | https://www.youtube.com/embed/fkmr3sCfegM | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Đức Nhân TV. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2023-01-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[21] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Đức Nhân TV. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Nguyễn Thúy Hòa | Mừng Tết đến Xuân về (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương NNƯT Nguyễn Thúy Hòa | https://www.youtube.com/embed/InLTs8u3_j0 | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2023-01-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[22] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Phạm Thị Mận (voice), Nguyễn Văn Khuê (đàn đáy) and Đinh Quỳnh Vân (trống chầu) | Khai bút năm Tây lịch 2021 (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương NNƯT Phạm Thị Mận | https://www.youtube.com/embed/pYT8Y8J0328 | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Documented performance/session: 2023-01-15. Video publication: 2023-01-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[23] | traditional | unknown | 2023-01-15 | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Documented performance/session: 2023-01-15. |
| Vân Mai | Hồng Hồng Tuyết Tuyết _ Ca trù _ NNƯT Vân Mai | https://www.youtube.com/embed/SOWq5RctV00 | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Quang Dũng Quan Họ . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2022-12-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[24] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Quang Dũng Quan Họ . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Nguyễn Thúy Hòa | Cuối năm soi lại mình (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương Nguyễn Thúy Hòa | https://www.youtube.com/embed/AG2-MjJ8VJk | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2022-12-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[25] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Đinh Quỳnh Vân | Kính tặng chú Lê Văn Duyên (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương Đinh Quỳnh Vân | https://www.youtube.com/embed/EjEADnY6-Zk | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2022-12-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[26] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Nguyễn Thùy Linh (voice), Phạm Đình Hoằng (đàn đáy) and Phạm Minh Vẽ (trống chầu) | Tặng anh Phan Anh Sơn (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương Nguyễn Thùy Linh (P2) | https://www.youtube.com/embed/rdst2StB5Lc | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Documented performance/session: 2020-12-13. Video publication: 2022-12-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[27] | traditional | unknown | 2020-12-13 | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Yêu Ca trù. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Documented performance/session: 2020-12-13. |
| Quách Thị Hồ | Chiều hôm nhớ nhà - NSND Quách Thị Hồ | https://www.youtube.com/embed/P6mbm627MMQ | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2021-12-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[28] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Quách Thị Hồ | Đào Hồng đào Tuyết - NSND Quách Thị Hồ | https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y7mpz8hsVEk | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2021-09-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[29] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Quách Thị Hồ | Cảm thu tiễn thu - NSND Quách Thị Hồ | https://www.youtube.com/embed/BOkSibEoE6A | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2021-09-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[30] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Nguyễn Thị Chúc and credited instrumentalists | Bà đào Nguyễn Thị Chúc hát Tì Bà Hành | https://www.youtube.com/embed/oe11DQpARfU | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Dang Hoanh Loan. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2021-09-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[31] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Dang Hoanh Loan. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Trần Koóng | Ca trù thể cách Hát giai - Triệu Tử Long cứu A Đẩu | https://www.youtube.com/embed/AZ1pOwRMLXM | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2020-11-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[32] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Vân Mai, Trần Koóng, Ngô Văn Đảm and Văn Hạ | Ca trù Thể cách Hát giai - Dâng nhang | https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rde76LSlMhE | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Documented performance/session: 2019. Video publication: 2020-11-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[33] | traditional | unknown | 2019 | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Documented performance/session: 2019. |
| Vân Mai and Trần Koóng | Ca trù thể cách Độc thi Thiên thai | https://www.youtube.com/embed/sOkrUIeSdjs | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2020-11-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[34] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Vân Mai and Văn Trúc | Ca trù hát nói - Hương sơn phong cảnh | https://www.youtube.com/embed/f_c37w8DzSw | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2020-11-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[35] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Vân Mai and Văn Trúc | Ca trù hát nói - Dấu đẹp hồ gươm | https://www.youtube.com/embed/kLDq4_tVZRE | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2020-11-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[36] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Vân Mai, Văn Trúc and Ngô Văn Đản | Ca trù hát nói - Anh giả điếc | https://www.youtube.com/embed/S_JCQu7RMYc | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2020-11-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[37] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Vân Mai, Văn Trúc and Ngô Văn Đảm | Ca trù thể cách 36 giọng | https://www.youtube.com/embed/7KWRxyWl9Rg | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2020-11-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[38] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Vân Mai and Văn Trúc | Ca trù thể cách Chúc hỗ | https://www.youtube.com/embed/vvwBocyEf0Q | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2020-11-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[39] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Ca trù Bích Câu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Nguyễn Thị Chúc and credited instrumentalists | Gửi thư. Nghệ nhân Ca Trù Nguyễn Thị Chúc | https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ap8_B_75Dus | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Vĩnh Phúc. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2020-10-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[40] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Vĩnh Phúc. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Nguyễn Thị Chúc and credited instrumentalists | 15 .Sẩm Huê Tình Nguyễn thị Chúc | https://www.youtube.com/embed/arWLOS8rWRc | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: CÔNG NGHỆ HƯƠNG HỰU. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2020-05-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[41] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: CÔNG NGHỆ HƯƠNG HỰU. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Bạch Vân | 歌籌【代當戦】詩傘沱、歌白雲 [Ca trù Đời đáng chán - thơ Tản Đà, ca Bạch Vân] | https://www.youtube.com/embed/5CHxWtL4Dxo | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Công dân toàn cầu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2020-02-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[42] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Công dân toàn cầu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Nguyễn Thị Chúc and credited instrumentalists | [CA TRÙ HERITAGE] Nghệ nhân Nguyễn Thị Chúc & Nguyễn Phú Đẹ biểu diễn ca trù tại phố cổ Hà Nội 2011 | https://www.youtube.com/embed/v7b_1oL0-ag | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: meoduc. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2014-03-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[43] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: meoduc. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Bạch Vân | Ca trù: Gánh tương tư - Bạch Vân | https://www.youtube.com/embed/BJwzIjhw5_A | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2013-12-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[44] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Bạch Vân | Ca trù: Cuốn chiếu nhân tình - Bạch Vân | https://www.youtube.com/embed/qfSf3hZ5OsY | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2013-12-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[45] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Nguyễn Thị Chúc and credited instrumentalists | Ca trù: Thét Nhạc - Nguyễn Thị Chúc | https://www.youtube.com/embed/sGPDOx32_-I | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2013-12-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[46] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Nguyễn Thị Chúc and credited instrumentalists | Ca trù: Hỏi gió - Nguyễn Thị Chúc | https://www.youtube.com/embed/6VQvI4BnXdU | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2013-12-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[47] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Nguyễn Thị Chúc and credited instrumentalists | Ca trù: Chơi thuyền Hồ Tây - Nguyễn Thị Chúc | https://www.youtube.com/embed/4RQVhgqC0oU | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2013-12-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[48] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Nguyễn Thị Chúc and credited instrumentalists | Ca trù: Trăng sáng đêm rằm - Nguyễn Thị Chúc | https://www.youtube.com/embed/ycdGjlulkbw | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2013-12-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[49] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Nguyễn Mạnh Hải. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Thanh Hoài | CA TRÙ.HỒNG HỒNG TUYẾT TUYẾT, NSND THANH HOÀI BIỂU DIỄN TẠI GENNEVA THỤY SĨ | https://www.youtube.com/embed/zJmyP1LSuUI | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Doanh Pham Van. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2013-11-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[50] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: Doanh Pham Van. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Bạch Vân | Bạch Vân hát trong chương trình " Bạch Vân Ca Trù và Những Người Bạn " | https://www.youtube.com/embed/0U2zvpTM8fs | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: FANSIPAN NHÀ HÀNG. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2013-05-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[51] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: FANSIPAN NHÀ HÀNG. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Vân Mai | Ngâm thơ ca trù: Cảm thu - Tiễn thu - Đào nương Vân Mai | https://www.youtube.com/embed/HZGXR7ZavZw | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: (Mr.) Khanh Pham Mai. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2011-08-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[52] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: (Mr.) Khanh Pham Mai. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
| Nguyễn Thị Chúc and credited instrumentalists | Mrs Nguyễn Thị Chúc performs Ca Trù at Giảng Võ Temple,Hà Nội, 22 july 2010 | https://www.youtube.com/embed/sPI961FMSe8 | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: QuangHai Tran. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. Video publication: 2010-08-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[53] | traditional | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | supported | Recording/context source | Specific Ca tru repertoire reviewed at work/performance level. Source: QuangHai Tran. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct live interpretations and worthwhile older music remain playable. |
Related genres
Ca tru differs from quan ho's paired social singing and from nha nhac's court-ceremonial ensemble world, despite overlapping national heritage presentations. It also has its own relationship to poetic forms rather than standing for every Vietnamese song with literary lyrics. Hat a dao and other historical names occur in related discussions, requiring attention to period and setting. Contemporary collaborations may adapt its vocal approach or instrumentation. Naming what is borrowed, and what remains of the singer-clapper-lute relationship, helps distinguish a new composition influenced by ca tru from a presentation of its inherited repertory.
References and further reading
- ↑ Ca tru singing, UNESCO.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ca Tru — Vietnam National Authority of Tourism.
- ↑ Phó Hà My, Nguyễn Xuân Hoạch and Đàm Quang Minh — Ca trù rehearsal — Hanoi. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18. Context: supporting source.
- ↑ Lê Thị Bạch Vân and accompanists — Bắc Phản. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.
- ↑ Nghe khúc Ca trù Hồng Hồng Tuyết Tuyết cảm tác (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương Đinh Quỳnh Vân.
- ↑ CHỐN PHỒN HOA THĂNG LONG | CA NƯƠNG KIỂU ANH | FESTIVAL THĂNG LONG - HÀ NỘI 2026.
- ↑ Ca trù PHÚ NGUYỆT HỒ | Tiết mục đặc sắc do Người cao tuổi phường Phố Hiến, tỉnh Hưng Yên thể hiện.
- ↑ Ca Trù hát nói Chơi Hồ Tây - Tiết mục đặc sắc liên hoan tiếng hát Hà Nội năm 2026.
- ↑ Nhớ ông (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương Phó Hà My.
- ↑ Ca Trù: Hương Sơn Phong Cảnh Ca - NSUT Thúy Đạt.
- ↑ Ca Trù hát nói Chơi Hồ Tây - Tiết mục đặc sắc liên hoan tiếng hát Hà Nội KV1 năm 2026.
- ↑ Hát múa Bài bông - Ca trù cổ - CLB Ca trù Bích câu đạo quán . 21/3/2026.
- ↑ Hát múa CHÚC HỖ - Một thể cách ca trù.
- ↑ Hát ca trù tại Lễ hội tết Việt 2026.
- ↑ Ca Trù Hải Phòng-NS Hải Phượng cùng dàn nhạc.
- ↑ CA TRÙ: GIỮ CHO ĐẸP MÃI QUÊ MÌNH HÀ NAM NINH.
- ↑ Ca trù: Đào nương Nguyễn Huệ Phương Kép đàn NNTG Phạm Thị Huệ , Cầm Chầu Phạm Đoàn Vân Hựu.
- ↑ Gặp Xuân (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương Đinh Quỳnh Vân.
- ↑ Hát phú (Ca trù) Tài tử đa cùng - Thơ Cao Bá Quát.
- ↑ Tặng Vợ thân yêu nhân kỷ niệm mười năm ngày cưới (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Phần 2 - NNƯT Nguyễn Thúy Hòa.
- ↑ HÁT NÓI| ĐÊM CHƯA LỬA Ở HỒ TÂY|CA NƯƠNG NGUYỄN THỊ LÝ THƯỢNG MỖ TẠI LH CA TRÙ HÀ NỘI LẦN THỨ 3|2022.
- ↑ Mừng Tết đến Xuân về (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương NNƯT Nguyễn Thúy Hòa.
- ↑ Khai bút năm Tây lịch 2021 (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương NNƯT Phạm Thị Mận.
- ↑ Hồng Hồng Tuyết Tuyết _ Ca trù _ NNƯT Vân Mai.
- ↑ Cuối năm soi lại mình (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương Nguyễn Thúy Hòa.
- ↑ Kính tặng chú Lê Văn Duyên (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương Đinh Quỳnh Vân.
- ↑ Tặng anh Phan Anh Sơn (Ca trù - Hát nói) - Ca nương Nguyễn Thùy Linh (P2).
- ↑ Chiều hôm nhớ nhà - NSND Quách Thị Hồ.
- ↑ Đào Hồng đào Tuyết - NSND Quách Thị Hồ.
- ↑ Cảm thu tiễn thu - NSND Quách Thị Hồ.
- ↑ Bà đào Nguyễn Thị Chúc hát Tì Bà Hành.
- ↑ Ca trù thể cách Hát giai - Triệu Tử Long cứu A Đẩu.
- ↑ Ca trù Thể cách Hát giai - Dâng nhang.
- ↑ Ca trù thể cách Độc thi Thiên thai.
- ↑ Ca trù hát nói - Hương sơn phong cảnh.
- ↑ Ca trù hát nói - Dấu đẹp hồ gươm.
- ↑ Ca trù hát nói - Anh giả điếc.
- ↑ Ca trù thể cách 36 giọng.
- ↑ Ca trù thể cách Chúc hỗ.
- ↑ Gửi thư. Nghệ nhân Ca Trù Nguyễn Thị Chúc.
- ↑ 15 .Sẩm Huê Tình Nguyễn thị Chúc.
- ↑ 歌籌【代當戦】詩傘沱、歌白雲 [Ca trù Đời đáng chán - thơ Tản Đà, ca Bạch Vân].
- ↑ [CA TRÙ HERITAGE Nghệ nhân Nguyễn Thị Chúc & Nguyễn Phú Đẹ biểu diễn ca trù tại phố cổ Hà Nội 2011].
- ↑ Ca trù: Gánh tương tư - Bạch Vân.
- ↑ Ca trù: Cuốn chiếu nhân tình - Bạch Vân.
- ↑ Ca trù: Thét Nhạc - Nguyễn Thị Chúc.
- ↑ Ca trù: Hỏi gió - Nguyễn Thị Chúc.
- ↑ Ca trù: Chơi thuyền Hồ Tây - Nguyễn Thị Chúc.
- ↑ Ca trù: Trăng sáng đêm rằm - Nguyễn Thị Chúc.
- ↑ CA TRÙ.HỒNG HỒNG TUYẾT TUYẾT, NSND THANH HOÀI BIỂU DIỄN TẠI GENNEVA THỤY SĨ.
- ↑ Bạch Vân hát trong chương trình " Bạch Vân Ca Trù và Những Người Bạn ".
- ↑ Ngâm thơ ca trù: Cảm thu - Tiễn thu - Đào nương Vân Mai.
- ↑ Mrs Nguyễn Thị Chúc performs Ca Trù at Giảng Võ Temple,Hà Nội, 22 july 2010.
Hotspot mushrooms
Ca tru is a northern and north-central network of poetic repertory and teacher lineages, with Hanoi embedded in a wider Red River landscape. Broad northern and lighter north-central fields retain connected community histories rather than promoting each modern club address into a separate cultural peak.
These fields are editorial illustrations of musical affinity and cultural reach, not listener statistics. Radius marks the zero edge of the fade; overlapping fields of this genre combine by maximum.
| ID | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Radius (km) | Strength | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ca-tru-red-river-poetic-world | Red River and northern Vietnamese ca tru communities | 20.9 | 105.9 | 500 | 1 | Hanoi and surrounding northern communities form a connected transmission landscape. |
| ca-tru-north-central-continuity | North-central Vietnamese ca tru traditions | 18.3 | 105.5 | 450 | 0.65 | A meaningful related regional continuity beyond the capital-centered revival world. |