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Ví and Giặm



Ví and Giặm folk songs are sung by a diverse range of communities in the north-central provinces of Nghe An and Hà Tinh. This kind of performing art, known as "Vi, Giam", has become the unique identity of the people of Vietnam.

People in Nghe use this type of singing in daily life to help them sleep, when lulling children, when farming, when rowing, when weaving, and when grinding rice. Nghe An songs in Vi and Giam are succinct and concise, easy to memorize, easy to remember, and easy to sing, and depict various aspects of life.

The songs are also deeply educational, showing respect to parents, loyalty, meaning love, and contributing to the preservation of good customs and traditions in social behavior in the village. A source of inspiration and material for contemporary works of music, music, and the arts, the folk songs enrich the cultural and spiritual life of the community. They have been performed on stage and through media movements, and social and cultural activities.

There are many songs that focus on values and virtues such as respecting parents, showing loyalty, caring and devotion, maintaining village customs and traditions, and having a good heart. Singing provides the opportunity for people to ease hardship while working, relieve sorrow in their lives, express sentiments between men and women, and exchange feelings between unmarried boys and girls.

Currently, Vi and Giam are commonly performed at community cultural events. They are also sung by artists in theatres. There are master practitioners who transmit, preserve, and promote these songs, as well as local performances and festivals where they can be performed by schools and villages.

Now, Vi and Giam songs have changed to adapt to the new socio-economic form. People who have taken up the practice of singing Vi and Giam folk songs are not only artisans, artisans' descendants, farmers in villages and hamlets, but they are also cadres, officials, military and police officers who are still working and retired.

The singing can be found in clubs established at establishments, art teams, agencies, units, and schools. Many songs are sung along, with the aid of traditional and modern instruments. The transmission happens in a variety of ways: verbal transmission, video recording, and recording and singing along.

References

(https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/v-and-gim-folk-songs-of-ngh-tnh-01008) (https://dsvh-gov-vn.translate.goog/dan-ca-vi-giam-xu-nghe-3160?_x_tr_sch=http&_x_tr_sl=vi&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=id&_x_tr_pto=sc)


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