Traditional Vietnamese music encompasses a large umbrella of Vietnamese music from antiquity to present times, and can also encompass multiple groups, such as those from Vietnam's ethnic minority tribes.[1]
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)Throughout its history, Vietnam has been most heavily influenced by traditional Chinese music, along with Korea,Mongolia and Japan."Southeast Asian arts Vietnam". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica. 23 July 2008. p. 36.