Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day

A special programme of xẩm (blind buskers singing) performances has recently taken place in Hanoi to celebrate Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (Nov. 28).
Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day ảnh 1The programme is to mark the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23) (Photo: VNA)
Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day ảnh 2Veteran artisan Le Huu Vuong from Ninh Binh province (Photo: VNA)
Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day ảnh 3Artisan Nguyen Thi Man, daughter of well-known late artisan Ha Thi Cau (Photo: VNA)
Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day ảnh 4Artisan Dao Bach Linh sings and plays ‘dan nhi,’ a Vietnamese bowed string instrument with two strings (Photo: VNA)
Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day ảnh 5Drums and castanets are popular musical instruments in Xam singing (Photo:VNA)
Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day ảnh 6Two young artists from Hai Phong city (Photo: VNA)
Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day ảnh 7An artisan talks about the history of Xam singing (Photo: VNA)
Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day ảnh 811-year-old artist Ha Linh learns Xam singing at the age of seven (Photo: VNA)
Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day ảnh 9Artisan Ngo Van Hao from Hai Phong city (Photo: VNA)
Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day ảnh 10Veteran artisan Xuan Hoa (Photo: VNA)
Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day ảnh 11People’s Artist Xuan Hoach, an experienced artist in Vietnam’s contemporary Xam singing (Photo: VNA)
Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day ảnh 12The programme aims at promoting and preserving the values of xam singing (Photo: VNA)
Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day ảnh 13It also helps audiences learn more about Xam singing, a centuries-old Vietnamese art form (Photo: VNA)
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