VHO - On the evening of November 23, 2024, at Ho Chi Minh Square, Vinh City (Nghe An), the 10th Anniversary Ceremony of Nghe Tinh Vi and Giam Folk Songs being recognized by UNESCO took place. At the ceremony, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism awarded Certificates of Merit to 5 collectives and 5 individuals who have made many contributions to the work of preserving and promoting the value of Nghe Tinh Vi and Giam Folk Songs heritage in the period of 2019-2024. Among the individuals awarded Certificates of Merit, artist Le Thanh Phong is the youngest.
Thanh Phong was born in 1992 in Vinh City. He is a Master, Head of the UNESCO Folk Songs of Nghe An Art Delegation in Hanoi, Editor of the Folk Songs and Traditional Music Program VOV3 - Voice of Vietnam.
Having loved Vi and Giam folk songs since he was a student from Nghe An, his love for Vi and Giam folk songs grew stronger when he left his hometown to study and work in Hanoi. In 2011, he founded the first Vi and Giam folk song club at Hanoi University of Culture.
The club is the foundation for the development of the UNESCO Nghe An Folk Song Art Troupe in Hanoi today - a professional art troupe with more than 50 artists and actors.
In 2021, Thanh Phong released the CD Vi, Giam Tinh Que with new lyrics and Vi, Giam-inspired folk songs from Nghe An. Along with performing, he also created many large Nghe An folk music programs and plays such as Cau dan ca dang Nguoi, Dong song duong gai ngua cau ho, Dang Nguoi cau hat que huong, Xuan qua mien Vi, Giam...
Thanh Phong is also very active in bringing his homeland's art to the world through cultural exchange activities in countries such as Uzbekistan, China, Japan, France...
Notably, in 2023, he brought the Nghe An folk song organization An Tinh Vi, Giam Hon Que to perform on Vietnam Day in France; took on the role of scriptwriter, director and performer of the art program Huong Sac Viet Nam on Vietnam Day in Japan.
As a young, dynamic person, quick to adapt to technology, Le Thanh Phong pays great attention to reaching young audiences through digital platforms. In 2014, he created the fanpage “Vi, Giam Folk Songs” with content about the history of formation, introducing Vi, Giam folk songs; Nghe folk music videos and Vi, Giam-inspired songs; introducing Nghe folk artists and artisans…
To date, the page has attracted 100,000 likes and 341,000 followers. In addition, his YouTube and Tiktok channels about Nghe An folk songs have also attracted a large audience, mostly young people.
Along with that, Thanh Phong pays great attention to spreading the love of Vi and Giam through opening Vi and Giam folk song classes at Hanoi University of Culture, Dai Nam University, UNESCO Center for Community Health Support in Hanoi; bringing the Vi and Giam singing teaching model to a real-life space at Xuan Tao So communal house, Hanoi; training to improve traditional drama performance techniques every year at the UNESCO Art Troupe of Nghe An Folk Song Heritage...
Le Thanh Phong was also awarded the Outstanding Actor Award at the 2017 Uzbekistan World Folk Music Festival; Certificate of Merit at the Folk Music Festival by Yunnan International Television - China in 2019; Certificates of Merit for the cause of preserving and promoting national cultural heritage awarded by the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association; awards from the Vietnam Stage Artists Association...
Sharing his feelings when receiving the Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in his hometown, Thanh Phong said that he was very touched and proud when his contributions over the past decade were recognized. For him, the happiness was multiplied when the person presenting the Certificate of Merit to him was Deputy Minister Ta Quang Dong - his teacher.
The 9x male artist also shared that he is very happy that in recent years in his hometown Nghe Tinh, there have been many programs and activities to bring Vi and Giam closer to young people. For example, Nghe An Museum has created a space for ancient Vi and Giam performances for young people to experience and practice Vi and Giam.
“I see that young people have a strong tendency to return to traditional culture. Looking closely at the digital platforms I manage such as Facebook, Youtube, Tiktok, etc., I see that Gen Z has many very inspiring traditional art performances. They are very creative, making clips based on Vi, Giam folk songs or using Vi, Giam materials, etc. and they are spreading strongly, attracting great interactions,” Thanh Phong said.
Le Thanh Phong revealed that he and the UNESCO Art Troupe of Nghe An Folk Heritage will soon organize a photo exhibition to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Nghe Tinh Vi and Giam Folk Songs being recognized as a World Cultural Heritage.
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.
Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/van-hoa/nghe-si-le-thanh-phong-nhan-bang-khen-vi-nhung-dong-gop-cho-dan-ca-vi-giam-nghe-tinh-112810.html
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