More than 250 professional and amateur artists from 24 clubs in HCM Cityparticipated last weekend in the tai tu (amateur music) festival HoaSen Vang (Golden Lotus).
During the two-day event at the HCM CityMusic Centre, artists performed hundreds of songs and instrumentalmusic pieces before 1,000 people.
One of the city's prestigioustroupes, the Tan Binh Tai Tu Club, impressed fans with songs in praiseof the country, President Ho Chi Minh and soldiers.
Talentedartists from the Workers Cultural House's Tai Tu Club, with their strongvoices and performance skills, performed the popular song Da Co HoaiLang (Night Drumbeats for the Absent Husband), composed in 1919 by CaoVan Lau, a native of the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu. It tells ofthe love, anguish and pride of a young woman watching her husband fightfor the country.
The festival also included talks on music bymusic researchers like Mai My Duyen, Huynh Khai, Van Mon and Nguyen KimLoan, who are members of the jury.
The festival Hoa Sen Vang isorganised every two years by the HCM City Cultural Centre, incooperation with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, toencourage music researchers, young talents, veteran artists and fans oftai tu music to expand the art further.
"We hope that thefestival will give people, particularly youth, the opportunity tounderstand and preserve the region's traditional music," said musicresearcher Ngo Hong Khanh, a member of the festival's organising board.
Taitu music is considered the prototype for vong co (nostagic tunes) andcai luong (reformed opera) of southern Vietnam. It is a part of theregion's traditional music that began 100 years ago.
The music is associated with farmers who sing the songs in the fields or while they relax at the end of a hard day.
The songs are performed at festivals, weddings and death anniversary events.
Musiciansplay traditional instruments, including the two-stringed guitar calleddan kim, to accompany singers who move the audience with their emotion.
In 2013, the music was recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Theaward presentation ceremony and performance gala will be organised onJuly 26 at the Sen Hong Stage in District 1. Entrance is free.-VNA
During the two-day event at the HCM CityMusic Centre, artists performed hundreds of songs and instrumentalmusic pieces before 1,000 people.
One of the city's prestigioustroupes, the Tan Binh Tai Tu Club, impressed fans with songs in praiseof the country, President Ho Chi Minh and soldiers.
Talentedartists from the Workers Cultural House's Tai Tu Club, with their strongvoices and performance skills, performed the popular song Da Co HoaiLang (Night Drumbeats for the Absent Husband), composed in 1919 by CaoVan Lau, a native of the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu. It tells ofthe love, anguish and pride of a young woman watching her husband fightfor the country.
The festival also included talks on music bymusic researchers like Mai My Duyen, Huynh Khai, Van Mon and Nguyen KimLoan, who are members of the jury.
The festival Hoa Sen Vang isorganised every two years by the HCM City Cultural Centre, incooperation with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, toencourage music researchers, young talents, veteran artists and fans oftai tu music to expand the art further.
"We hope that thefestival will give people, particularly youth, the opportunity tounderstand and preserve the region's traditional music," said musicresearcher Ngo Hong Khanh, a member of the festival's organising board.
Taitu music is considered the prototype for vong co (nostagic tunes) andcai luong (reformed opera) of southern Vietnam. It is a part of theregion's traditional music that began 100 years ago.
The music is associated with farmers who sing the songs in the fields or while they relax at the end of a hard day.
The songs are performed at festivals, weddings and death anniversary events.
Musiciansplay traditional instruments, including the two-stringed guitar calleddan kim, to accompany singers who move the audience with their emotion.
In 2013, the music was recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Theaward presentation ceremony and performance gala will be organised onJuly 26 at the Sen Hong Stage in District 1. Entrance is free.-VNA
