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Artist longs to preserve ethnic lullabies

With an ability to sing in five ethnic minority languages, artist Cao Minh Hien wants to preserve the rhythms as a way to keep their traditional culture alive through generations.
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  • Cao Minh Hien was born in the north central coastal province of Thanh Hoa, yet she moved to the northwestern mountainous region with her parents as a child (Photo: VNA)

  • Having lived in the northwestern region since a child, Cao Minh Hien is familiar with lullabies of Mong, Tay and Thai ethnic people, besides lullabies in her mother tongue (Photo: VNA)

  • Artist Minh Hien sings Cao Lan ethnic minority’s lullabies in their traditional costume (Photo: VNA)

  • Hien has mastered lullabies of five ethnic minorities: Thai, Cao Lan, Mong, Tay and Kinh(Photo: VNA)

  • Artist Minh Hien and a then singing troop in Ho Chi Minh City perform in Suoi Tien Tourism Site in the southern city (Photo: VNA)

  • Artist Minh Hien sings southern lullabies in Ao Dai museum in district 1, Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)

  • Singing lullabies in ethnic traditional costumes makes the artist’s performances impressive (Photo: VNA)

  • Artist Minh Hien and a then singing troop in Ho Chi Minh City perform in Suoi Tien Tourism Site in the southern city (Photo: VNA)

  • Artist Minh Hien performs in Independence Palace in Ho Chi Minh City in January, 2018 (Photo: VNA)

  • She also takes part in clubs with mothers to share the lullabies to moms-to-be (Photo: VNA)

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