Bac Ninh’s folk music increasingly recognized

11:21 | 11/05/2016 Society Follow Ven.vn on

(VEN) - Bac Ninh’s folk music (Quan Ho Bac Ninh) which has been recognized by the UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage of humanity for seven years has received increasing global recognition.

Quan Ho Bac Ninh, a cultural specialty

These folksongs and singing have been transferred from generation to generation in Bac Ninh Province and have become part of the local cultural life. It is not surprising that almost all born in Bac Ninh can sing several songs of this kind.

According to Director of the Bac Ninh Heritage Sites Management Board Nguyen Huu Mao, Quan Ho Bac Ninh singers by tradition do not accompany by music but still resound through the audience. As singers always sing in couples and in a reciprocal way to exchange their feelings, they are called Lien Anh and Lien Chi. Singers use poetic songs coupled with techniques like stops, vibration and modulation as a means to convey their love devoted to each other.

Quan Ho Bac Ninh which is attached with and reflects daily lives and activities of the local community has been recognized by the UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage of humanity on September 30, 2009 on the consideration of its sociocultural values.

Quan Ho Bac Ninh in need of preservation and development

The Bac Ninh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has launched a series of activities to promote Quan Ho Bac Ninh since its recognition. In 2011, the department cooperated with the Bac Ninh Department of Education to launch a Quan Ho Bac Ninh educational program for the 2011-2012 school year.

The department has set up http://quanhobacninh.vn/, a website providing people detailed information about Quan Ho Bac Ninh and held festivals and shows to promote Quan Ho Bac Ninh across the country as well as several foreign countries including Laos, China, France, the Czech Republic and the Republic of Korea.

In addition, the department has participated in a project to preserve and promote Quan Ho Bac Ninh and Ca Tru until 2020, with a total funding of VND65 billion.

At the request of the Bac Ninh People’s Committee, Canh Hat Quan Ho Dem Ram performances have been held in the city of Bac Ninh since 2015, which have attracted people of different ages to participate, performing old folksongs and experiential repertoire.

Well-known Quan Ho Bac Ninh singers have been recognized as Quan Ho Bac Ninh artisans and have received preferential treatment, which is part of the Quan Ho Bac Ninh preservation and promotion task that the Bac Ninh People’s Committee has committed to the UNESCO.

A one-day visit to Bac Ninh’s folk music villages was truly not enough for us and we left Bac Ninh while recalling Quan Ho Bac Ninh performances where male singers with turbans and in traditional long dresses, and female singers with flat palm hats with fringes and in four-lapped shirts, sang folk songs that moved the audience.

Thanh Tam & Quynh Nga

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