A programme is jointly held by the central provinces of Nghe An and HaTinh on January 31 to receive the UNESCO certification for local Vi-Giamfolk singing as part of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage.
Vi-Giamfolk singing was officially recognised by UNESCO as part of theintangible cultural heritage of humanity at the 9th session of itsInter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the IntangibleCultural Heritage in Paris on November 27.
The folk music is a repartee singing while working. It reflects thework, cultural life and feelings of the residents in the central coastalprovinces.
It is popular in nearly 260 villages in thecentral provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh. The two provinces have 51singing clubs with over 800 vocalists, many of whom are activelypreserving the folk music.
The preservation is currentlyfacing a number of problems since fewer residents sing this genre ofmusic and many of the documentaries relating to the singing were lost.
Therefore,Nghe An province plans to introduce the singing in schools and itsexternal activities along with organising regular singing programmes intourism areas.
In an effort to preserve Vi-Giam singing, onJanuary 31, the Nghe An’s People’s Committee held a ceremony to honourindividuals who made great contribution to the preserving and upholdingthe folk music.
Local authorities from the two provinces willwork together to outline a project preserving and promoting the folksinging in 2015-2020.-VNA
Vi-Giamfolk singing was officially recognised by UNESCO as part of theintangible cultural heritage of humanity at the 9th session of itsInter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the IntangibleCultural Heritage in Paris on November 27.
The folk music is a repartee singing while working. It reflects thework, cultural life and feelings of the residents in the central coastalprovinces.
It is popular in nearly 260 villages in thecentral provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh. The two provinces have 51singing clubs with over 800 vocalists, many of whom are activelypreserving the folk music.
The preservation is currentlyfacing a number of problems since fewer residents sing this genre ofmusic and many of the documentaries relating to the singing were lost.
Therefore,Nghe An province plans to introduce the singing in schools and itsexternal activities along with organising regular singing programmes intourism areas.
In an effort to preserve Vi-Giam singing, onJanuary 31, the Nghe An’s People’s Committee held a ceremony to honourindividuals who made great contribution to the preserving and upholdingthe folk music.
Local authorities from the two provinces willwork together to outline a project preserving and promoting the folksinging in 2015-2020.-VNA
