The shining example of Elder A Brol Painting in the border area

Located in the land known as the border junction (Vietnam - Laos - Cambodia) in the northernmost Central Highlands, he was awarded the title of Excellent Artist, who has contributed to preserving and teaching musical instruments of the Gie (Jié) Trieng ethnic community to the younger generations... Recently, he was also awarded the title "Exemplary Law" by the Phap Luat newspaper. He is the village elder A Brol Ve (born 1945) living in Dak Rang village, Dak Duc commune, Ngoc Hoi district, Kon Tum province.

Artist A Brol Ve received the "Legal Mirror" award.

Let's join Vietnam.vn to meet the village elder A Brol Ve through the photo series "Bright examples of villages in the border area" by author Huy Dang Pham. The photo series was taken by the author in Kon Tum, where village elder A Brol Ve lives. He is a prestigious village elder, an artisan who uses and creates musical instruments of his ethnic group, such as "Dinh Tut" (a typical musical instrument of the Gie Trieng people), "Khen", "To Rung"... to teach the next generations... He also collects and creates a gallery of traditional musical instruments of the Gie Trieng people in his house. He is also the one who connects the government's policies to the local ethnic people... such as the trash baskets (bamboo) in households, and the environment around the living area of ​​the village community. The photo series was submitted by the author to the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam", organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Mr. A Brol Ve performs with a team of artists.

He is one of the first few people in Kon Tum province to be awarded the title of Folk Artist by the Vietnam Folk Arts Association in 2009. This year, although he has turned 70, at first glance few people can guess his real age because he looks very healthy, the typical healthy, imbued with the nature of the Central Highlands mountains and forests.

Village elder A Brol Ve guides children to play the To Rung instrument.

When he was a boy, he often followed his grandparents and parents to learn farming and hunting. His father was also talented in singing and making musical instruments. Every evening, staying in the fields, by the fire, he often attentively watched his father make musical instruments and listened to his father sing folk songs. Growing up, those old stories, folk songs and the way his father made musical instruments gradually permeated his blood and flesh, becoming a passion. So every time the village held a festival, the young man Brôl Vé was always present and played a very important role in the village's art troupe.

Mr. A Brol Ve had fun with his grandchildren with the rhythm of the gong.

When he was young, to witness and hear the sound of traditional musical instruments one more time, when asked to use some of the instruments that he carefully hung on the wall, he was extremely surprised to see that every instrument he used produced different sounds, very beautiful and very strange.

Artisan A Brol Ve handcrafts traditional musical instruments.

Mr. A Brol Ve performs the panpipe.

Mr. A Brol Ve's joy when he is always encouraged by the government.

Now that he is old, his hands and feet are no longer as flexible as before, his singing voice has weakened, but he is still the one who teaches his children and grandchildren in the village how to play gongs, dance xoang, and make musical instruments, especially traditional musical instruments of his people. At the age of 70, he is always concerned that children today pay little attention to preserving and protecting the fine traditions of their people, while our Party and State have launched a nationwide movement to preserve and promote traditional national culture, taking local culture as the core in protecting the heritage of the nation. Is it because of the needs of today's life with the introduction and interweaving of many cultural values, along with the awareness of preserving cultural values ​​that have not been focused on, that the younger generation pays little attention to this?

In recognition of his great contributions, in 2013, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded him a Commemorative Medal for his many contributions to the development of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

In 2024, the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" continues to be organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists on the website.   https://happy.vietnam.vn is open to all Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over. The contest aims to honor individuals and groups with positive information products, making practical contributions to the propaganda and promotion of a beautiful image of Vietnam to the world. Thereby helping people in the country, compatriots abroad and international friends access authentic images of the country, Vietnamese people, Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights, towards a happy Vietnam. Each contest category (photo and video) has the following prizes and prize values: - 01 Gold Medal: 70,000,000 VND - 02 Silver Medals: 20,000,000 VND - 03 Bronze Medals: 10,000,000 VND - 10 Encouragement Prizes: 5,000,000 VND - 01 most voted work: 5,000,000 VND The winning authors will be invited by the Organizing Committee to attend the Announcement Ceremony and Award Ceremony and Certificate on live television of Vietnam Television.

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