I have been to Ca Mau Province many times, but
only after staying at a homestay one night was I able to really discover
the southernmost part of Viet Nam.
Hundreds of representatives from 54 ethnic groups
throughout the country took part the opening ceremony of the National
Great Unity – Vietnamese Cultural Heritage Week last night.
Now is the season of catching bong lau, a kind of
catfish species that lives in the wild in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta.
Visitors can join tours watch fishermen catch bong lau on the Vam Nao River in An Giang Province.
A new series on SCTV7 channel celebrates the first anniversary of UNESCO''s recognition of don ca tai tu (southern amateur singing) as intangible cultural heritage.
A proposal to use UNESCO-recognised Don ca tai tu music to attract
tourists has given rise to conflicting opinions, with some veteran
musicians warning that commercialisation could devalue a cultural
heritage.
The Tran Huu Trang Prize – the country''s most prestigious award for artists of
cai luong (a traditional form of opera in southern Viet Nam) was awarded
to 10 young performers during a ceremony held on Sunday on the
sidelines of the first...
Six organisations and five individuals who have contributed to
preserving and developing the artistic value of UNESCO recognised
heritage Don ca tai tu received merit certificates from the Prime
Minister at the opening ceremony of the first National Don Ca Tai Tu
Festival in...
Over 200 images, artefacts, books and newspaper stories on the formation and development of
don ca tai tu, Viet Nam''s latest piece of world intangible cultural
heritage, are being offered to the public at the Museum of the Mekong
Delta city of Can...
A website featuring the first National Don Ca Tai Tu (Southern Folk
Music) Festival 2014 was launched on Tuesday, according to the Bac Lieu
Department of Information and Communications.
The first ever national Don ca tai tu (Southern Amateur Music) festival
will be held in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu from April 20 to
25, the provincial People''s Committee has announced at a press
conference in HCM City this week.
Prof. Tran Van Khe, the greatest master of traditional Vietnamese music,
to talk to Culture Vulture about the future of Don ca tai tu, which was
listed early this month as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
by UNESCO. Khe said the UN...
After don ca tai tu (southern amateur singing) was recognised as a
UNESCO intangible cultural heritage icon, artists, cultural managers and
researchers felt pressured to protect and develop this music.
