A national action programme to preserve and uphold values of Vi-Giamfolk singing was launched right after the central provinces of Nghe Anand Ha Tinh received the UNESCO certificate honouring the local singingas part of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage on January 31.
The event was attended by National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung,Vice National Assembly Chairpersons Tong Thi Phong and Uong Chu Luu,and Deputy Prime Ministers Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Vu Duc Dam, amongothers.
Vi-Giam folk singing was officially recognised by UNESCOan intangible cultural heritage of humanity at the 9th session of itsInter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the IntangibleCultural Heritage in Paris on November 27, 2014.
The folk music is a repartee singing while working. There are anestimated 15 tunes of Vi and eight airs of Giam, reflecting the work,cultural life and feelings of the residents in the central coastalprovinces.
It is popular in nearly 260villages across the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh. The twoprovinces have 51 singing clubs with over 800 vocalists, many of whomare actively preserving the folk music.
The preservationis currently facing a number of problems since fewer residents sing thisgenre of music and many of the documentaries relating to the singingwere lost.
Speaking at the ceremony in Nghe An’sVinh city, Chief Representative of the UNESCO Office Katherine MullerMarin said the dossier seeking for the recognition showed that Vi-Giamsinging meets all the five criteria of a representative heritage ofhumanity.
UNESCO hopes that authorities and people of the twoneighbouring provinces will develop measures and implement the nationalaction programme so as to further uphold values of Vi-Giam singing, sheadded.
Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam said Vietnam looks forward to morecooperation and assistance from international organisations as well asfurther efforts made by domestic ministries and localities in protectingand promoting the country’s cultural heritage, including Vi-Giam folksinging.
Vi-Giam became the ninth Vietnamese cultural practicewinning UNESCO’s intangible heritage status. The eight others are Hue'sroyal court music, Gong space culture in Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands),the northern province of Bac Ninh's Quan ho (love duet) singing, theGiong festival, Ca Tru ceremonial singing, Xoan singing, Don Ca Tai Tumusic, and the worship of Hung Kings.-VNA
The event was attended by National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung,Vice National Assembly Chairpersons Tong Thi Phong and Uong Chu Luu,and Deputy Prime Ministers Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Vu Duc Dam, amongothers.
Vi-Giam folk singing was officially recognised by UNESCOan intangible cultural heritage of humanity at the 9th session of itsInter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the IntangibleCultural Heritage in Paris on November 27, 2014.
The folk music is a repartee singing while working. There are anestimated 15 tunes of Vi and eight airs of Giam, reflecting the work,cultural life and feelings of the residents in the central coastalprovinces.
It is popular in nearly 260villages across the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh. The twoprovinces have 51 singing clubs with over 800 vocalists, many of whomare actively preserving the folk music.
The preservationis currently facing a number of problems since fewer residents sing thisgenre of music and many of the documentaries relating to the singingwere lost.
Speaking at the ceremony in Nghe An’sVinh city, Chief Representative of the UNESCO Office Katherine MullerMarin said the dossier seeking for the recognition showed that Vi-Giamsinging meets all the five criteria of a representative heritage ofhumanity.
UNESCO hopes that authorities and people of the twoneighbouring provinces will develop measures and implement the nationalaction programme so as to further uphold values of Vi-Giam singing, sheadded.
Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam said Vietnam looks forward to morecooperation and assistance from international organisations as well asfurther efforts made by domestic ministries and localities in protectingand promoting the country’s cultural heritage, including Vi-Giam folksinging.
Vi-Giam became the ninth Vietnamese cultural practicewinning UNESCO’s intangible heritage status. The eight others are Hue'sroyal court music, Gong space culture in Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands),the northern province of Bac Ninh's Quan ho (love duet) singing, theGiong festival, Ca Tru ceremonial singing, Xoan singing, Don Ca Tai Tumusic, and the worship of Hung Kings.-VNA
