Lê Thanh Điền (4 May 1967 – 25 December 2023), known online as Thanh Điền guitar and Thanh Dien guitarist, was a Vietnamese guitarist.

Thanh Điền
Birth nameLê Thanh Điền
Born(1967-05-04)4 May 1967
Cần Thơ, Vietnam
Died25 December 2023(2023-12-25) (aged 56)
Cần Thơ, Vietnam

Born blind, he was known for his YouTube channel, where he provided backing music for singers singing old and modern songs.

Life and career

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Thanh Điền was born blind on 4 May 1967,[1] and was adopted by a family. After his adoptive parents died, Thanh Điền lived with his adoptive brother in Trung An commune, Cờ Đỏ district, Cần Thơ city.[2][1]

Thanh learned to play the guitar from 9–10 years old. He said it took him about 15 years to be able to be proficient in playing. He could play guitar, mandolin, đàn nhị and đàn nguyệt.[2]

Thanh made a living by playing the guitar at parties and weddings. According to him, when playing the accompaniment for others to sing, he found himself useful.[2] In addition to backing, he could play solo, or backing nhạc tài tử.[3]

Thanh died of severe anemia on 25 December 2023, at the age of 56.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Profile". The Musician Man. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Người đàn ông mù làm đẹp cuộc sống với tiếng đàn guitar". 25 April 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Meet the Blind Vietnamese Guitarist Who Transcends Barriers to Create Beautiful Music for Everyone - Goalcast".
  4. ^ "Nghệ sĩ Thanh Điền qua đời". Vietnam Net. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Ngày cuối đời của nghệ sĩ Thanh Điền". Tiền Phong. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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