On Global Sounds this week, we’ve sizhu or ‘silk and bamboo’ music from southwest China performed on the pipa and erhu by Lingling Yu and Guo Gan.

Then we head south to Vietnam and music for the dàn Tranh: it’s a traditional plucked zither that’s similar to the Chinese guzheng or Japanese koto.

Music details

TRAD: Vong Co - Van-Anh Vanessa Vo (Innova 868662)
TRAD: The dragon and the tiger are facing each other - Lingling Yu (pipa) and Guo Gan (erhu) (Felmay 168185)
TRAD: The moon sets - Lingling Yu (pipa) and Guo Gan (erhu) (Felmay 168185)
TRAD: Three six - Lingling Yu (pipa) and Guo Gan (erhu) (Felmay 168185)
TRAD: Song of joy - Lingling Yu (pipa) and Guo Gan (erhu) (Felmay 168185)
TRAD: Vong Co - Van-Anh Vanessa Vo (Innova 868662)
VO: Three-mountain pass - Van-Anh Vanessa Vo (Innova 868662)
SINH: Green River Delta - Van-Anh Vanessa Vo (Innova 868662)
VO: Go hunting - Van-Anh Vanessa Vo (Innova 868662)
SATIE ARR VO: Gnossienne No 3 - Van-Anh Vanessa Vo (Innova 868662)