On November 23, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Director of Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports Tran Thi My Hanh said that tonight, at Ho Chi Minh Square, Vinh City, there will be a ceremony to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Nghe Tinh Vi and Giam folk songs being recognized by UNESCO.
The celebration includes the performance “Legend of Hong Lam land”; Celebration and honoring of typical artists and artisans; Art program “Vi, Giam - shining soul of the countryside”.
Participating in the performance are famous artists in folk and modern music, Art troupes of some provinces and cities with representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity, Vi - Giam folk song clubs of some districts in the province, UNESCO Folk Song Art Troupe of Nghe An in Hanoi...
Nghe An province also coordinated with Ha Tinh province to organize activities within the framework of the Festival Ve mien Vi, Giam - Connecting the quintessence of heritage. Accordingly, the highlight was the live broadcast of the art program Doi bo Vi, Giam between Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces on the evening of November 27.
Along with the Vi and Giam folk singing troupes of Nghe An and Ha Tinh, there are also many folk art troupes from provinces and cities across the country, performing Don ca tai tu, Ca tru, Bai choi, Quan ho Bac Ninh, Hue royal court music, Central Highlands gong cultural space, Xoan singing, Then singing, Thai xoe...
Many famous artists and singers participated in the program such as People's Artist Hong Luu, Meritorious Artist Que Thuong, singers Bui Le Man, Ha Quynh Nhu, First Prize of Sao Mai in Nghe An 2024 Thu Ha...
There will also be a festival showcasing Vietnam's intangible cultural heritages recognized by UNESCO from November 28 to 30 at the Cultural - Cinema Center of Ha Tinh province with the participation of the provinces: Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Lam Dong, Quang Nam, Thua Thien Hue, Bac Ninh, Phu Tho.
Along with that is the National Conference - Workshop to evaluate the work of preserving and promoting the value of the Nghe Tinh Vi and Giam folk song heritage, jointly organized by the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province, the People's Committee of Nghe An province, and the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts.
“Nghe An province is implementing a plan to organize commemorative activities to concretize the action program to protect and promote heritage values and fulfill the commitment of the Vietnamese Government to UNESCO; strengthen propaganda and promote heritage values, honor cultural identity, and introduce the image of Nghe An homeland to domestic and international friends” – Vice Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long shared.
Vi and Giam folk songs are two folk singing styles (without musical accompaniment) created by the Nghe Tinh community hundreds of years ago. Vi and Giam are practiced at every moment of life such as lulling children to sleep, farming, rowing, weaving, milling rice, fishing on rivers, etc., performed with different states and emotions such as happiness, sadness of one person and of many people.
The Vietnamese community in the two provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh considers Vi Dam folk songs as a part of life and the identity of the countryside of Nghe An and Ha Tinh.
On November 27, 2014, at the 9th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage held in Paris, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization officially recognized the Nghe Tinh Vi and Giam folk songs of Vietnam as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
