GUITAR HAWAII
Hoi An Live Music Bar
About Guitar Hawaii Live Music Bar - Hoi An
– A great place to spend an evening! Be entertained with huge range of international music including: Latin, Western, Italian, French, Vietnamese and more! Some of the genres performed include: Flamenco, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Folk, Country, Blues, Traditional and many more.
Guests are warmly invited to play or sing with our band, and many do quite often, creating a wide mix of local and overseas styles!
But it's not all about our wonderful music...
Our friendly atmosphere, warm hospiality and great service are another part of the reason we have earned our reputation for the place to go for a great evening in the beautiful town of Hoi An.
You will find our staff are only to happy to make your visit to our bar a pleasurable one, and an evening to remember!
We also have on offer a great range of refreshments to suit many tastes, more details of which you will find on our Drinks Page.
A little about the owner as seen in an aricle in The Saigon Times in 2010...
The friendly owner of Guitar Hawaii is Nguyen Huu Tam. Tam studied music at the Hue University of Arts in the ancient capital of Hue after high school in his home town of Hoi An. In 1997, he became a well-known guitarist among higher education students across the country since his student band Co La (Strange Grass) won the consolidation prize in the 1997 National Unplugged Music Contest. Co La was also voted most impressive band in that student competition thanks to their performance of Hotel California, which made the unplugged band The Eagles renowned across the world.
Now, Tam plays guitar at his café every night. “My motive in opening a coffee bar is to play music,” he says. All of his three older brothers also play there though they do their jobs during the day. Guitar Hawaii offers friendly space for guests to enjoy music. Tourists have known this café and some have come to sing, accompanied by Tam and the bandsmen.
Not limited to just a few kinds of music, the band and singers perform different types. In addition to moving love songs by late renowned Trinh Cong Son are beautiful songs by Pham Duy, gentle and swanky works by Cung Tien and some other popular Vietnamese composers. The audience can also hear Blues, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Flamenco and internationally popular songs.
A laminated black and white picture of Trinh Cong Son is put visibly on the piano on the stage. Mot coi di ve (A place for leaving and returning) by Trinh is performed. All seem to add some more spices to a trip to Hoi An.
Tam says his passion for music inspired him to make a Hawaii guitar. At the audience’s request, he plays the guitar to bring something new and surprising to music lovers. The quiet ancient town welcomes many international tourists every day. Some may have seen the sign of the café on the way and gone there, some not. A fact is, lots of foreign tourists do not speak Vietnamese, but they can play music with the bandsmen excitingly.
