On December 5, the online community was delighted to see the Google Doodle honoring the art of Southern Vietnamese folk music.
December 5, 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the recognition of Southern Vietnamese Don Ca Tai Tu Art by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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| Google Doodle honoring the art of Southern Vietnamese traditional music illustrated by artist Camelia Pham, shows artists performing traditional music. |
This art is both scholarly and folk, closely associated with all community activities of the Southern people. It was adapted from Hue royal court music and newly composed on the basis of folk music, antiphonal singing, and folk songs of the Southern region.
This is a typical folk art form of the Southern region, the art of instruments and singing, sung by ordinary people, young men and women in the Southern countryside after working hours.
Southern amateur music has 20 original songs. Although not every amateur musician knows them all by heart or is not required to play all 20 songs when performing, all artists must know the names of the songs, including 6 Northern songs, 3 Southern songs, 4 Oan songs and 7 big songs (sometimes called 7 Hoi Nhac songs or 7 Co songs).
There are also many other pieces used, of which the 32-beat Vong Co is the most popular. In a Don Ca Tai Tu concert, there is always a Vong Co piece.
When mentioning Southern amateur music, people immediately think of the countryside, the Southern region. This is a typical “chamber music” genre of the South, like Ca Tru of the North and Ca Hue of the Central region.
| The art of Southern amateur music is currently developing strongly in 21 southern provinces and cities such as An Giang, Bac Lieu, Ben Tre, Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Binh Thuan, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Ca Mau, Can Tho, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Long An, Ninh Thuan, Soc Trang, Tay Ninh, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Ho Chi Minh City and Vinh Long. |
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