National Folk Song Festival wraps up in Nghe An

The finals of the 2015 National Folk Song Festival took place on May 14 in Vinh city, the central province of Nghe An, as part of activities to celebrate 125th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh.

A Vi-Giam performance wins A prize at the 2015 national folk song festival. (Credit: dantri.com.vn)

The finals featured more than 200 artisans as well as professional and amateur artists from 15 arts troupes representing 31 ethnic groups from around the country.

The artists presented the 16 best performances of folk songs, folk dances and folk musical instruments that won at festivals in the Northern Midland and Delta, Northern Mountainous, Central Highlands, Southern Central and Southern regions.

Numerous arts forms that were recognised as intangible cultural heritages of humanity by UNESCO were also introduced at the festival, including Xoan singing, Quan ho ((love duet singing), Ca tru (ceremonial singing) and Nghe Tinh Vi-Giam folk singing.

The organising board presented 10 A and six B prizes to the most outstanding performances as well as awards to the most impressive artisan, oldest artisan and youngest artists.

The festival was held to honour the values of Vietnamese culture and national identity, particularly folk arts, contributing to the country’s sustainable development.

The annual event also aims to discover and foster new and promising talents, especially young people, to develop folk singing movements in modern life.

(Source: nhandan.org.vn)