Artisan Luong Van Nghiep from Mon Son commune, Con Cuong district inthe central province of Nghe An is well-known in the region for hisknowledge and enthusiasm for Thai ethnic people’s folk songs.
Nghiep has not been educated at any professional arts college, but heowns warm and emotive voice along with a strong passion for singingsince his early childhood.
He and other localpeople regularly practise singing and playing music in preparation forfestivals or contests held in the locality. This is also in jointefforts to keep the folk songs alive.
The manthought that besides being able to perform the songs emotively, theartist should also be a good composer who can create lyrics reflectingvarious aspects of local life.
He has spent a largeamount of his time seeking, collecting and preserving carefully suchmusical instruments as pan-pipes, flutes, and two-string violins.
As an expert in the field, Nghiep is regularly invited to stageprogrammes and arts performances at the district’s festivals such as theMon Son-Luc Da festival, which is held annually in April.
In 2010, he set up a folk song club at Cang village with theparticipation of 16 members. Two similar clubs were established later inXieng and Tan Son villages.
Members of the threeclubs can learn from and share their experiences with each other througha number of contests in the field.
Nghiep said he hopesyoungsters will show more interest in Thai ethnic people’s folk songs inorder to widely popularise this traditional music genre among domesticand foreign visitors whenever they visit Mon Son commune.-VNA
Nghiep has not been educated at any professional arts college, but heowns warm and emotive voice along with a strong passion for singingsince his early childhood.
He and other localpeople regularly practise singing and playing music in preparation forfestivals or contests held in the locality. This is also in jointefforts to keep the folk songs alive.
The manthought that besides being able to perform the songs emotively, theartist should also be a good composer who can create lyrics reflectingvarious aspects of local life.
He has spent a largeamount of his time seeking, collecting and preserving carefully suchmusical instruments as pan-pipes, flutes, and two-string violins.
As an expert in the field, Nghiep is regularly invited to stageprogrammes and arts performances at the district’s festivals such as theMon Son-Luc Da festival, which is held annually in April.
In 2010, he set up a folk song club at Cang village with theparticipation of 16 members. Two similar clubs were established later inXieng and Tan Son villages.
Members of the threeclubs can learn from and share their experiences with each other througha number of contests in the field.
Nghiep said he hopesyoungsters will show more interest in Thai ethnic people’s folk songs inorder to widely popularise this traditional music genre among domesticand foreign visitors whenever they visit Mon Son commune.-VNA
