The UNESCO Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage’s 9th session opened in Paris on November 24. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Dang Thi Bich Lien attended at the event.
The committee will also consider eight dossiers seeking recognition as cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding during the session from November 24-28.
The delegation from Vietnam consists of Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Dang Thi Bich Lien; representatives from the hometown of Vi-Giam folk songs including Vice Chairman of Ha Tinh province Nguyen Thien and Vice Chairwoman of Nghe An province Dinh Thi Le Thanh; and various cultural experts.
During the five-day session (November 24 – 28), delegates will hear 27 reports on practicing the 2003 Convention, eight reports on intangible heritage elements in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, and reports on the use of international assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund.
A member of Vietnam’s Cultural Heritage Council said the dossier on Vi-Giam singing was submitted to the UNESCO in March this year. This type of folk singing is popular in nearly 260 villages in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh.
The two provinces have 51 singing clubs with over 800 vocalists, many of whom are actively preserving the folk music. Vi-Giam folk music, estimated to have 15 tunes of Vi and 8 airs of Giam, is a repartee sung while working. It reflects the work, cultural life and feelings of the residents in the central coastal provinces. Vi, Giam folk music is a repartee sung while working. It reflects the work, cultural lives and feelings of the residents in the central coastal provinces. Vi-Giam singing is popular in nearly 260 villages in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
