Music festival highlights tai tu art formVietNamNet Bridge – The Tai Tu Music Festival 2016 will open today, Sept 12, in Bac Lieu as part of the Mekong Delta city’s cultural activities to celebrate National Tourism 2016 with the theme “Discovering the Southern Land”. Southern tradition: Artists perform tai tu, a traditional music genre of the south, which was recognised as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2013. The festival also includes talks on the tai tu music genre by researchers. “We hope to encourage young and veteran artists and fans of tai tu music to expand the art,” she said. Tai tu music is considered the prototype for vong co (nostalgic tunes) and cai luong (reformed opera) of southern Viet Nam.

Source: VietNamNet News September 12, 2016 07:30 UTC