Trong Quan

Army Drum

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Alternating singing between boys and girls is a folk performing art of farmers in Red River Delta. This traditional performing art takes place not only in festivals but also at free time in everyday life.

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Reasons for selection

Alternating singing between boys and girls accompanied by an underground resonator box is an interesting folk performing art of Viet ethnic people in the Northern Delta.

Area where performed

Delta of Viet Nam

Essential elements of the performing art

Music, Folk poem

Detailed explanation

Alternating singing between boys and girls is a folk performing art of farmers in Red River Delta. This traditional performing art takes place not only in festivals but also at free time in everyday life. It is a means of trying boys' and girls' proficiency in improvising poems. They beat the "underground drum" while singing. In fact it's an "underground resonator box" giving the drum's sound.

In comparison with other folk performances, alternating singing between boys and girls includes most literary and musical creations and it is an interesting cultural activity in Vietnamese farmers' life.

Publication and textual documentation

not yet available

Audio documentation

already available

Visual documentation

already available

Institution/organisation involved in preservation and promotion

Viet Nam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies

Data provider

Ms. Hoang Son
Head of Traditional Culture Section
Viet Nam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies
Address: La Thanh dyke Street, O Cho Dua, Dong Da district, Hanoi, Viet Nam