A exclusive performance of UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of quan họ (love duet) folk singing will be organised to celebrate the New Year festival in the capital city.
UNESCO''s recognition of vi and giam folk songs as intangible cultural
heritages of humanity is a top 10 culture event of the year, the
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced.
Under the glow of a winter fire in her wooden house, Ly Thi Tung holds high a brown-paper book of Mong folk songs.However, the 37-year-old mother of four can''t read a single word.
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.
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.
