The
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has given permission to a series of
activities aiming at popularising the Don ca tai tu (southern amateur singing)
heritage.
Accordingly,
800 sets of 60-minute DVD entitled “The Art of Don ca tai tu music and songs of
southern Vietnam” in Vietnamese and English version will be completed within
this month.
In
addition, a CD will be released to introduce the performance of popular artists
of Don ca tai tu clubs and groups from southern cities and provinces.Leaflets
and books on Don ca tai tu’s history, culture and music will also be published
in Vietnamese, English and French to help educating the public about this
unique traditional music genre.
Don
ca tai tu has been recognised as part of the national intangible cultural
heritage. Vietnam has also applied to the UN Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for recognition of the music as an intangible
cultural heritage of humankind
