A special programme of xẩm (blind buskers singing) performances has recently taken place in Hanoi to celebrate Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (Nov. 28).
The programme is to mark the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23) (Photo: VNA)
Veteran artisan Le Huu Vuong from Ninh Binh province (Photo: VNA)
Artisan Nguyen Thi Man, daughter of well-known late artisan Ha Thi Cau (Photo: VNA)
Artisan Dao Bach Linh sings and plays ‘dan nhi,’ a Vietnamese bowed string instrument with two strings (Photo: VNA)
Drums and castanets are popular musical instruments in Xam singing (Photo:VNA)
Two young artists from Hai Phong city (Photo: VNA)
An artisan talks about the history of Xam singing (Photo: VNA)
11-year-old artist Ha Linh learns Xam singing at the age of seven (Photo: VNA)
Artisan Ngo Van Hao from Hai Phong city (Photo: VNA)
Veteran artisan Xuan Hoa (Photo: VNA)
People’s Artist Xuan Hoach, an experienced artist in Vietnam’s contemporary Xam singing (Photo: VNA)
The programme aims at promoting and preserving the values of xam singing (Photo: VNA)
It also helps audiences learn more about Xam singing, a centuries-old Vietnamese art form (Photo: VNA)