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As part of efforts to develop and promote Xam singing, Ninh Binh province has focused over the years on preserving the cultural values the folk art possesses.

A festival of Xam singing, or singing by blind buskers, has been held in the northern province of Ninh Binh, to promote and preserve the intangible heritage and local cultural values and contribute to the recovery of domestic tourism post-pandemic.

The Tam Viet “xam” singing club, the first of its kind for the blind, was officially launched this month.

“Xam” (blind wanderers’ music) is a centuries-old singing style of the Vietnamese people, which has long been recognised as an important part of the nation’s intangible cultural heritage.

Late artist Ha Thi Cau is remembered as an advocate for the Vietnamese folk singing genre ‘Xam’. Now that she has passed away, her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren continue to uphold the art form to fulfil her wish of nurturing and promoting ‘Xam’.

Recently, an online art exhibition was held in Hanoi to bring multi-sensory experiences to those who love “Xam”, a traditional kind of singing in Vietnam.

Multi-sensory experiences with “Xam” singing genre will be offered to visitors at the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS) Art Studio in Hanoi from May 16-22.

Xam singing is a traditional art form of the Vietnamese people in the northern region. It is mostly practiced in public venues where people gather, such as wharves, markets and communal houses. Join us to find out more about how the art form is practiced in Ha Nam province.

Xam Ha Thanh (Hanoi buskers’ singing group) has recently published various videos of traditional xam singing.

Dong Xam silver village has been famous in the Northern Delta for 600 years. Today, due to market demand, all the previously sophisticated silver-carving works have to be replaced with bronze.

“Xam” (blind wanderers’ music) is a centuries-old singing style of the Vietnamese people, which has long been recognised as an important piece of the nation’s cultural heritage.

The northern region and Ninh Binh xam (blind buskers' singing) clubs competition 2019 began in Ninh Binh province on December 3.

November 23 is Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage Day which aims to promote and honour the values of unique cultural heritage elements of Vietnam.

Artists from across the country aged 7-70 will perform at the ”xam” (blind wanderers’ music) festival from December 3-5 in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

The very first album featuring xam (music of blind buskers) has been released in an effort of Mai Tuyet Hoa and her team to revive the traditional music.

"Tu he duong den san khau" (From Street to Stage), a special programme of xam (blind buskers singing) performances has recently taken place in Hanoi to celebrate Viet Nam Cultural Heritage Day.

A special musical night will be held Friday night to pay tribute to inventors and great artists of Xam (blind busker’s singing) at the pedestrian zone by Hoan Kiem Lake.

Traditional singing and calligraphy performances were held to celebrate Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day in Hanoi on November 23.

Vietnam and Laos signed a contract to survey and tap coal in Xam Neua, in the Lao province of Houaphan on April 27.

Various Japanese bands and artists will perform in the Cherry Blossom Festival this weekend to celebrate the mutual understanding and friendship between the two countries.