The programme is to mark the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23) (Photo: VNA)
Veteran artisan Le Huu Vuong from Ninh Binh province (Photo: VNA)
Artisan Nguyen Thi Man, daughter of well-known late artisan Ha Thi Cau (Photo: VNA)
Artisan Dao Bach Linh sings and plays ‘dan nhi,’ a Vietnamese bowed string instrument with two strings (Photo: VNA)
Drums and castanets are popular musical instruments in Xam singing (Photo:VNA)
Two young artists from Hai Phong city (Photo: VNA)
An artisan talks about the history of Xam singing (Photo: VNA)
11-year-old artist Ha Linh learns Xam singing at the age of seven (Photo: VNA)
Artisan Ngo Van Hao from Hai Phong city (Photo: VNA)
Veteran artisan Xuan Hoa (Photo: VNA)
People’s Artist Xuan Hoach, an experienced artist in Vietnam’s contemporary Xam singing (Photo: VNA)
The programme aims at promoting and preserving the values of xam singing (Photo: VNA)
It also helps audiences learn more about Xam singing, a centuries-old Vietnamese art form (Photo: VNA)
Xam singing performance marks Cultural Day
A special programme of xẩm (blind buskers singing) performances has recently taken place in Hanoi to celebrate Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (Nov. 28).