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| Preserving culture: A performance of Ho and ly, folk singing genres of the southern region. — Photo courtesy of the organiser |
Viet Nam News
HCM CITY — A workshop featuring ho and ly, two folk singing genres originating in the southern region, will open next week in HCM City.
The event, Ho-Ly Phuong Nam (Folk Singing of the South), will include performances by veteran artists, including singer Tanh Linh and band Sau Hung.
It will feature talks by cultural researcher Dr. Nguyen Thi My Liem, who has years of experience in the art and has written books and documentaries on traditional culture, lifestyle and arts of the South.
The workshop is part of Dien Xuong Nam Bo (Folk Singing Genres of the Southern Region), a project to preserve dien xuong (folk singing and talking) of the South by the Soul Music and Performing Arts Academy’s Soul Live Project.
The Soul Live Project is a long-term cultural programme that aims to preserve and expand Vietnamese traditional music and theatre.
The project includes a series of performances, talk shows and seminars featuring the history of dien xuong, including folk songs, dances and plays of various styles created and performed by southern farmers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
It has received support from dozens of cultural researchers, music and theatre critics, and veteran performers of the region.
The project’s first workshop in April was welcomed warmly by audiences, many of them students at cultural and art school.
The second workshop Ho-Ly Phuong Nam will begin at 7pm on August 4 at the Soul Live Complex at 216 Pasteur Street in District 3. — VNS
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