(HBO) - Along with the trend of international integration of Vietnam, more and more new forms of entertainment are emerging, the ethnic music is being faded in modern society. However, the members of the ethnic music club in Doan Ket 2 Hamlet - Phuc Tien Commune - Ky Son District are still devoting all their love, enthusiasm and efforts to keep the ethnic music uninterrupted day by day.
Members of the ethnic musical club of Doan
Ket 2 Hamlet - Phuc Tien Commune during a training session
As a key member of the club, Mr. Bui Van Le
is now 73 years old. At present, Mr. Le is the oldest member and is responsible
for conveying his accumulated experiences for the members.
Since its foundation, the club consisted of
only 15 people, including 5 people in the ethnic musical band and 10 people in
the dance team. During 10 years of operation, up to now, the club has 35
members. Mr. Le's band consists of 5 main members with age of 55 - 73 years
old. Each member is responsible for playing a musical instrument such as: flutes,
monochord, erhu, drum ... All the people were not trained through a
professional institution, only just the person knew and handed over to the
other and practice with each others. The flute, the rhythm and the dances of
the members of the club have contributed to many cultural exchange events in
the villages, communes and exchanges between districts.
Mr. Bui Van Le said: "Our club usually
only meets once a week. Members are busy working during the day so they gather
only in the late afternoons and evenings. They usually play volleyball in the
afternoon and dance in the evening. When there is the opportunity to exchange,
it is necessary to prepare and rehearse the repertoire will be more often. Some
performances are often carried out by the band, such as: Đẻ đất đẻ nước
– When the land and water were known, lưu
thủy
- water flowing, Giang Nam, đêm khuya - late at night, đi đường - on the
road ... ".
Each club's training session is very simple.
With an old cassette player, the members with their instruments, when the music
emerges, the supporting dance team started the soft folk dance with the
colorful costumes of the Muong ethnic girls. Uncle Dinh Thanh Van – the club
member shared "When hearing the sound of the song and the rhythm, I feel
my life is more joyful, forget my old age. The training sessions help us close
together, therefore, raising our big love of musical instruments in every human
being".
Phong Phu commune, Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province, is widely regarded as the cultural heartland of the Muong ethnic group. Among its many traditional communities, Luy Ai hamlet (formerly Ai hamlet) stands out as a rare location where the customs and way of life of the Muong Bi people remain largely intact.
The Truong Kha temple festival, a distinctive cultural event held every three years in Vu Ban township, Lac Son district, returned recently with vibrant rituals and folk traditions of the Muong people. Located next to the Buoi River in the Muong Trao fields, the Truong Kha Temple is dedicated to the three Kun Dol deities, revered for teaching farming techniques, irrigation, weaving, and protecting the harvest.
The demand for spaces serving community activities of residents in various areas across Hoa Binh city has been satisfied as local cultural houses now feature modern, spacious facilities thanks to the effective implementation of Resolution No. 49/NQ-HDND issued on December 28, 2021 by the city People's Council, which approved the plan for reorganising, converting, and allocating land for the construction, repair, and expansion of cultural houses in Hoa Binh’s villages and residential areas until 2025.
At the end of May, the Hoa Binh Provincial Ethnic Arts Troupe organized a series of performances for residents in Region 2 and Region 3 communes across the province. Bringing art to ethnic communities in remote, isolated, and especially disadvantaged areas has become a meaningful activity. These are not merely artistic performances but also journeys to disseminate cultural values, enrich spiritual life, and contribute to preserving the cultural identity of ethnic minorities.
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