Trân Van Khê

Trần Văn Khê (July 24, 1921, Binh Hoà Dông, Viêt-Nam – June 24, 2015, Hồ Chí Minh City, Việt-Nam) was a Vietnamese Dàn kim, Dàn co, Dàn tranh, Trông player and ethnomusicologist.

Director of research at Centre national de la recherche scientifique for 16 years. Professor of ethnomusicology at Université de la Sorbonne during 19 years.
Trân was later a member of the laboratory team UPR 298 "Comparative studies on Southeast Asia", board member of Unesco-IMC project entitled "The Universe of Music : a History" (UMH)", and also honorary member of Conseil international de la musique (Unesco).