On the morning of August 23, at the Opera House (Hanoi), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Cultural Industry's Traditional Day August 28, 1945 - August 28, 2025.
Representing the younger generation, singer Nguyen Thi Ngoc Ha ( stage name Ha Myo) emotionally spoke at the ceremony, emphasizing the meaning and role of culture in the resistance war as well as in today's innovation and integration.
"The path that I and young artists are taking - bringing traditional art with smooth, graceful, lyrical folk melodies into contemporary art works - is the way we wish to contribute a small part to preserving and developing national cultural identity.
I believe that when traditional music is breathed into a new breath, it will live forever, spread forever, get closer to young people and reach out to the world" - excerpt from Ha Myo's speech.
The singer emphasized that the creative journey of today's young generation is a proud continuation. If those who have gone before have sown and cared for a culture rich in identity, then the younger generation will be the ones to continue, nurture and develop to new heights.
In particular, in her speech, Ha Myo chose to sing Xam, conveying the message through music.
In the song of the song, the song recalls the great sacrifices so that today we can live in peace: "You tell me what you heard in the past, you tell me. The coal industry is chaotic, miserable and painful. Non nuoc is made from bone marrow. The soil was covered with bombs and bullets, and grass was allowed to grow mushrooms. I held my child all night long. The ashes burst into red again. Hands on hand day and night. Our people fight together. So hard! It is not easy to get peace".
Sharing with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, the female singer said: Today, I am honored and honored to represent the young generation of the Cultural sector to speak at the Solemn Ceremony to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the tradition of the Vietnam Cultural sector.
Regarding the Xam lyrics in the speech, the female singer revealed that this is the lyrics in the song "Under the Independent Sky" composed by her and just released on August 18.
Ha Myo revealed that she wrote this song to celebrate the August Revolution and National Day on September 2.
It is a reminder of the value of peace, freedom and the desire to rise up. The song is also a continuation of the artistic journey that I have firmly pursued, spreading traditional music with a contemporary breath, connecting national culture with the new generation, the female singer shared.
On August 23, Ha Myo was one of the young artists to receive a Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Ha Myo was born in 1993, currently working at the Vietnam Music and Dance Theater.
The female singer is a combination of rap and modern music (rap, electronic music), bringing traditional music closer to young audiences.
She got married to Xam singing at the end of 2020. For the 9X singer, it was a big turning point when receiving the love of the audience.
Ha Myo received the runner-up prize of The Voice or Hanoi 2020, the Promising Young Faces of Vietnam 2021, the 2022 Voice battlefield Champion and many other awards and certificates of merit.
The famous songs associated with Ha Myo's name include "Xam Ha Noi", "Xam Xuan Xanh", "Xam Bon Xuan Hoa Ha Noi"...
In addition to Xam, Ha Myo also sings xoan, chou thu, and Southern folk songs. She combined folk and modern music in the songs "Tro choi a troi cho", "Dap nang Khot", "Ky su Truong Sa"...
