As the Christmas party goes on, sight-impaired youngsters surround Joe
Edwards, holding his hands. Unable to see their ‘Santa Claus'', they
still look into his eyes, showing their admiration.
Musician Nguyen Quang Long, who has just returned from a tour of France and Germany to perform
xam (blind buskers'' songs), tells Culture Vulture that it is a rare art
that needs to be revitalised and given its rightful place in...
A performance featuring xam, the music of blind street performers, along
with contemporary music genres, will take place tonight at the Ha Noi
Opera House.
A night of Vietnamese folk music featuring ca tru (ceremonial singing), cheo (popular theatre), chau van (spiritual singing) and xam (blind buskers'' singing) will take place in Ha Noi on January 6.
Jumping off his seven-seat car, Juergen Eichhorn unloaded a 50kg sack of
rice, his back bending a bit as he carried the load inside the Hai
Duong Blind Association''s building.
The first-ever class in xam (ancient folk songs performed by blind
beggars) for primary and junior high school students has opened in the
northern province of Ninh Binh''s Yen Mo District.
Although he can''t see the world around him, Bui Ngoc
Thinh, 14, enjoys life thanks to musical instruments he uses to express
happiness and sorrow. He calls them his friends.
An exchange between Mikhail Samarsky and
visually-impaired students at Nguyen Dinh Chieu Blind School on Friday
was the first of several activities of the 17-year-old Russian writer
during his first visit to Viet Nam.
Visually impaired Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii will make his debut
at the Ha Noi Opera House tomorrow in the highlight of a series of
activities being held to mark the 40 years of diplomatic ties between
Viet Nam and Japan.
A show of folk songs for blind beggars, known as
xam in Vietnamese, was held on Monday, in northern province of Ninh Binh
to commemorate local late artisan Ha Thi Cau and praise her
contributions to the preservation of the art.
The HCM City-based Audio Books for the Blind Charity
Fund recently completed titles to add to its audio book library,
including textbooks, reference books, history books, and fairy tales.
