Ca tru (ceremonial singing) singers from Hanoi have made greatimpression at the recent ca tru national festival, which broughttogether nearly 30 troupes from 12 provinces and cities throughoutthe country.
Ten ca tru clubs in thecapital city sent 95 singers, musicians and dancers to the festival, whowon 11 out of 29 collective prizes and 13 out of 23 individual prizesup for grabs at the event.
Four-year-old singer Nguyen Thi Huong Tra of Hanoi was the youngest artist at the festival.
Hanoi clubs also stood out with unique items such as the performanceof three teenager artists, or one with the participation of threegenerations in a family.
At a ceremony tohonour the artists on September 11, Deputy Director of the municipalDepartment of Culture-Sports and Tourism Truong Minh Tien said theartists have helped keep the national folk music alive with theirlove, despite limited investment from the state.
“Ca tru” features a female singer accompanied by a small group ofmusicians. The art form appeared in the North around the 15th centuryand thrived until the early 20th century. Since then, it has decreasedin popularity due to the spread of modern recreational and culturalactivities. The art genre was recognised as an Intangible CulturalHeritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding by UNESCO on October 1, 2009.
Today, this kind of singing is practised in 15provinces and cities throughout Vietnam. The recent festival is part ofthe national programme to preserve and develop ca tru.-VNA
Ten ca tru clubs in thecapital city sent 95 singers, musicians and dancers to the festival, whowon 11 out of 29 collective prizes and 13 out of 23 individual prizesup for grabs at the event.
Four-year-old singer Nguyen Thi Huong Tra of Hanoi was the youngest artist at the festival.
Hanoi clubs also stood out with unique items such as the performanceof three teenager artists, or one with the participation of threegenerations in a family.
At a ceremony tohonour the artists on September 11, Deputy Director of the municipalDepartment of Culture-Sports and Tourism Truong Minh Tien said theartists have helped keep the national folk music alive with theirlove, despite limited investment from the state.
“Ca tru” features a female singer accompanied by a small group ofmusicians. The art form appeared in the North around the 15th centuryand thrived until the early 20th century. Since then, it has decreasedin popularity due to the spread of modern recreational and culturalactivities. The art genre was recognised as an Intangible CulturalHeritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding by UNESCO on October 1, 2009.
Today, this kind of singing is practised in 15provinces and cities throughout Vietnam. The recent festival is part ofthe national programme to preserve and develop ca tru.-VNA
