performance
of
don
ca
tai
tu,
Vietnam's
traditional
music
of
the
south,
in
Bac
Lieu
Province.
PHOTO
COURTESY
OF
BAC
LIEU
ONLINE
A
national
festival
dedicated
to
traditional
don
ca
tai
tu
musical
genre
will
be
held
in
the
southern
province
of
Bac
Lieu
from
April
23-29.
The
festival
is
the
first
to
be
held
since
the
genre
was
recognized
as
a
UNESCO
intangible
cultural
heritage
in
mid-2013.
The
event
will
include
a
number
of
activities,
including
musical
performances,
a
southern
food
festival,
an
exhibition
of
ornamental
creatures,
a
trade
fair
and
a
musical
exhibition.
"Don
ca" means
"to
play"
[a
musical
instrument
and
sing].
"Tai
tu"
has
been
translated
variously
as
"amateur,"
"talent"
or
"inspiration."
According
to
the
festival
organizers,
popular
artists
will
teach
tourists
to
sing
popular
traditional
songs
during
the
festival.
More
than
300
student
volunteers
will
welcome
tourists
during
the
festival
and
supply
additional
information
about
the
event.
Le
Thi
Ai
Nam,
deputy
chairman
of
the
Bac
Lieu
People’s
Committee
and
the
festival’s
spokesperson,
said
the
focus
of
the
event
will
be
composers
and
performance
artists
who
have
contributed
to
the
preservation
and
promotion
of
the
genre.
The
event
is
expected
to
draw
artists
from
21
cities
and
provinces
nationwide.
“Most
artists
cannot
earn
a
living
from
don
ca
tai
tu,"
Nam
said. "As
such,
we've
establish
a
fund
to
support
them."
Traditional
music
extravaganza
Included
in
the
festival’s
main
events
are
performances
of
the
major
masterpieces
by
traditional
composers
Trong
Nguyen
and
Yen
Lang
followed
by
an
exhibition
of
traditional
musical
instruments.
Bac
Lieu
authorities
will
grant
prizes
to
winners
of
the
“Bac
Lieu
Development”
photojournalism
contest.
A
kite
festival
will
be
held
on
April
25,
the
festival’s
official
launch
ceremony,
and
continue
until
April
27
at
the
Nha
Mat
Resort.
Bac
Lieu
authorities
will
also
unveil
a
museum
dedicated
to
don
ca
tai
tu
and
the
genre’s
most
famous
composer
Cao
Van
Lau
(1890-1976).
The
festival
will
conclude
with
the
Tran
Huu
Trang
cai
luong
competition
which
is
one
of
the
most
prestigious
events
for
singers
in
the
southern
musical
tradition.
A
seminar
on
preserving
and
promoting
the
values
of
don
ca
tai
tu
inviting
renown
experts
in
the
field
to
draft
a
plan
for
the
genre's
preservation
and
development.
In
addition,
a
caravan
team
of
19
vintage
automobiles
will
travel
from
Ho
Chi
Minh
City
to
Bac
Lieu
to
promote
the
festival.
Minh
Hung
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