The latest Đàn Bầu Remix is a tribute to all those who have been forced to leave their homeland.
Author: SoulGook
I'm a musician specializing in the đàn bầu, a traditional one-string Vietnamese instrument. I'm also working on PhDs in Ethnomusicology and Communication & Culture.
Swalla (Jason Derulo cover) – Đàn Bầu Remix 25
Check out my entry in MTV’s Cover of the Month contest!
Anh Hùng Xạ Điêu 1983 (Legend of the Condor Heroes) – Đàn Bầu Remix #24
Enter the world of high-flying martial arts and Chinese legends in my cover of the theme song to the 1983 Hong Kong TVB adaptation of Jin Yong’s wuxia novel Legend of the Condor Heroes.
Love Me Now (cover) – Đàn Bầu Remix #23
Check out my đàn bầu cover of John Legend’s hit.
Xuân Này Con Không Vê – Đàn Bầu Remix #22
For Tết this year, we made this đàn bầu rendition of “Xuân Này Con Không Vê” (This Spring, I Won’t Be Coming) by the musical trio Trịnh-Lâm-Ngân.
Last Christmas – Đàn Bầu Remix #21 – ft. Kurt Baer (sax)
Celebrating Christmas w/ Kurt Baer and the classic song “Last Christmas.”
Sầu Đông – Đàn Bâu Remix #20
The title of Sầu Đông (Winter’s Melancholy) may sound like a downer, but this đàn bầu remix will totally get you grooving!
We Don’t Talk Anymore (Bolero style) – Đàn Bầu Remix #19
What you get when you start with a Charlie Puth and Selena Gomez hit, then mix it up with mid-20th century Vietnamese bolero.
Jiya Jale (Dil Se) – Đàn Bầu Remix #18
Just in time for Diwali, a rendition of A.R. Rahman’s masterpiece from the movie Dil Se.
Cát Bụi Tình Xa (Sand & Dust/Distant Love) – Đàn Bầu Remix #17 ft. Meloscribe
An English language version of the classic songs Cát Bụi and Tình Xa, featuring my good buddy Meloscribe.
Ru Con Nam Bộ (Southern Lullaby) – Deep Cuts #2
A remarkable archival film of two musicians playing a southern Vietnamese lullaby!
Nửa Vầng Trăng (Half-Moon) – Đàn Bầu Remix #16
A cover of Nhật Trung’s song just in time for the Moon Festival!
