Viet Nam News Free music gala, Tết style More than 10,000 migrant workers living in rural districts will attend a music gala at the HCM City Youth Cultural House called Golden Ochna Welcomes Tết (Lunar New Year), which is part of the city’s Labour Federation’s charitable and cultural activities during the national holiday. As many as 60 singers, dancers and comedians will participate, including last year’s winners of the Golden Ochna Award, an annual award that honours Vietnamese performers in theatre, music, film and TV. Dancers from Bông Sen Theatre will open the night performing the traditional dance "HCM City Welcomes Spring". Pop stars Mỹ Tâm and Đông Nhi, and the pop band Monstar and Uni5 will be featured, singing popular Lunar New Year songs. Trấn Thành and Hoài Linh, Golden Ochna winners in comedy and theatre, will perform extracts from comic dramas about the Ông … [Read more...] about Free music gala, traditional dishes for Tết
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Flies become a cash cow for Mekong Delta farmer
Pham Van Be has been running his black soldier fly farm for five years in Duc Hoa District, Long An Province, which borders Saigon to the west. After working as a teacher for more than two decades, he shifted to farming pigeons and snakes before settling on the black soldier flies. The black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, is a species widely cultivated in many countries. Their larvae are nutrient-rich food for pigs, poultry and seafood. The insect is also used to treat waste in agriculture and craft villages. "From my previous experience in pigeon rearing, I learnt that birds which feed on larvae grow faster. I looked up more information to find that black solider flies are not harmful to the environment and they grow well, so I reared some as an experiment. It was difficult at first because this species is quite hard to find in nature," said 50-year-old entrepreneur. The farm covers an area of 500 square meters that houses 32 enclosures or cages. Be invested more than VND100 … [Read more...] about Flies become a cash cow for Mekong Delta farmer
Vietnamese bamboo ensemble with classical aspirations – VnExpress International
Back to English Comments Travel & Life - October 18, 2018 | 09:37 am GMT+7 An ensemble of folk bamboo instruments has set its sights on symphonizing traditional and folk Vietnamese music. It's a warm October night. Dong Quang Vinh, conductor at the Hanoi-based Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM), was surrounded by his ensemble, Suc Song Moi (New Life), and the Hanoi Voices Choir, rehearsing for the Tre Mua Thu (Autumn Bamboo) concert this weekend at L'espace.It was an unusual spectacle. A group of Vietnamese bamboo instrument players facing a classical choir, together practicing “Libertango” by Italian composer Astor Piazzolla.“Suc Song Moi is the only pure bamboo ensemble to play music in a symphonic style,” Vinh said with evident pride.Vinh was born to a family with a strong legacy in traditional music. His father is a bamboo instrument maker and a musician, and his mother is a zither player and teacher.Returning to Vietnam after a … [Read more...] about Vietnamese bamboo ensemble with classical aspirations – VnExpress International
Vietnam’s UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritages
A "Ca Tru" band (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam boasts a wide range of intangible cultural heritages recognised by UNESCO. 1. Nha Nhac -Vietnamese court musicInscribed in 2008 on the Representative List of the Intangible CulturalHeritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in 2003), Nha Nhac, meaning“elegant music” refers to a broad range of musical and dance styles performedat the Vietnamese royal court from the 15th to the mid-20th century.Nha Nhac was generally featured at the opening and closing of ceremoniesassociated with anniversaries, religious holidays, coronations, funerals andofficial receptions. Among the numerous musical genres that developed in Vietnam, onlyNha Nhac can claim a nationwide scope and strong links with the traditions ofother East Asian countries. Nha Nhac performances formerly featured numerous singers, dancers andmusicians dressed in sumptuous costumes. Large-scale orchestras included aprominent drum section and many other types of … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s UNESCO-recognised intangible cultural heritages
Tet is the time for family, friends in Vietnam
Two foreigners living in and outside Vietnam recalled their cozy memories with the Lunar New Year, or Tet in Vietnamese. 'Starting afresh' I’ve witnessed ten Tet since I started living here. In the early years I went to the fireworks and partied with friends in the expat bars around Hoi An. Often I would meet people I hadn’t seen for months as I tend to live quietly but was also busy with teaching. In the more recent years as I had some dogs as pets, I tended to stay at home or take the dogs for walks during the holiday evenings because it’s so calm, peaceful and lovely to see how people have decorated their houses. I like the idea of “starting afresh’ – throwing out old things, cleaning up and yet, remembering their ancestors. I’ve lost both my parents in the last two years so this has been on my mind. I admire the devotion to the family, helping out with the Tet chores and working for the parents while they do stuff for Tet. I like the energy … [Read more...] about Tet is the time for family, friends in Vietnam