Southern Don Ca Tai Tu Festival kicks off

The 2015 Southern Don Ca Tai Tu(traditional musical art form of the south) Festival, competing forGolden Lotus Awards, opened at a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on July11.

The festival attracted 250 singers and traditional musical instrumentplayers from 24 outstanding clubs in Ho Chi Minh City. Theirperformances mainly praise the Party and President Ho Chi Minh,patriotism, love, and socio-economic and cultural achievements.

Le Van Loc, Vice Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Cultural Centre, saidthat the artists will perform in various categories, including solos,duets and ensembles.

The festival is a significant public art event to realise thecommunity’s commitment to UNESCO in preserving and promoting values ofthe art form, according to Nguyen Van Minh, Vice Director of the Ho ChiMinh City’s municipal Department of Culture and Sports.

The event will promote the art form to the public, particularly theyouth, in order to continue preserving and promoting its unique values.

The award ceremony is scheduled to take place on July 26.

‘Don Ca Tai Tu‘, a folk art form developed across Vietnam’ssouthern region since the end of 19th century, was recognised by UNESCOas an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humankind in December 2013.

Nhan Dan

Southern Don Ca Tai Tu Festival kicks off

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