Career
He immigrated to the United States in 1981. He was one of the most respected musicians in the traditional cai luong musical style and traveled to Vietnamese communities (known as Little Saigons) throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia. He cohosted a daytime show on Orange County"s "Little Saigon Radio" once a week between 2000 and 2002.
Tam Tri was born in southern Vietnam near the city of Rach Gia to a family of musicians.
Tam Tri mastered most of the Vietnamese traditional musical instruments one at a time, including the zither, plucked lutes, bowed instruments, flutes, drums and gongs. He also played violin, acoustic guitar and electric guitar.
He kept rhythm with the Asian style metronome, the Song Language.
