Quang Nam (VNS/VNA) - Forty-three master musicians and artists willtake part in the Famlab (Film, Archive and Music Lab) Residency and OutdoorConcert in the ancient city of Hoi An and central Da Nang city as part of the projectHeritage of Future Past from June 6-25.

The British Council in Vietnam said this residency forms part of the FAMLABstrand of ongoing Heritage of Future Past project and is organised inconjunction with Lune Production and Phu Sa Lab including music director NguyenNhat Ly and members of the Seaphony Orchestra.

It said the Famlab hailed from different parts of Vietnam and the UnitedKingdom, and participating masters and artists will work together towardsin-depth musical exchanges and sharing on indigenous forms of Vietnamese musicat this historical town in central Vietnam including K’ni instrument (CentralHighland of Vietnam) – Paranung drum (Cham people) – dan nhi, or two-stringinstrument (Northwest of Vietnam), and Seaphony (Lune Production).

The FAMLAB Residency and Concert will reflect the indigenous music from thenorthwest, Central Highlands and south central regions of Vietnam – where alarge Cham population is based, with participation of master musicians from theprovinces of Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau, Gia Lai, Dak Lak and Binh Thuan.

The event will include the joint participation of artists from Phu Sa Lab (Hanoi);Nguyen Nhat Ly (music director for Lune Production performances), Nguyen Duc Minhand Quyen Thien Dac, alongside special guest-composer Ngoc Dai and the Dan Gio Group(known for self-made instruments inspired by indigenous music and quotidianobjects), and singer Do Nguyen Mai Khoi.

The initiative will also feature three contemporary Scottish musicians knownfor their innovative approaches to sonic traditions: Tom Bancroft (drum set andbodhran drum), Esther Swift (harp) and David Shedden (bagpipes), as suchcreating a platform for exploring symbiosis and resonances between Vietnam’sand Scotland’s indigenous music forms, in all their parallels.

The British Council, the United Kingdom’s international organisation forcultural relations and educational opportunities, will culminate with a free,outdoor concert inside Dong Hiep Cultural Park in Hoi An city on June 25,introducing works developed by artists throughout the programme.

Heritage of Future Past is a two-year project delivered through the BritishCouncil’s Culture and Development initiative to explore the use of culturalheritage for growth to benefit all levels of society.

FAMLAB, which launched in 2018, seeks to create opportunities for communitiesacross the country to contribute to – and benefit from – the safeguarding andreinvigoration of their cultural heritage.

Project activities are focused on research, documentation, conservation,training and capacity building (including oral teaching techniques),experimentation and innovation, advocacy and education (including policy andcommunity dialogues), and the re-imagination and revitalisation of culturalheritage via contemporary practices.-VNS/VNA