Preserving folk singing with drums

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A performance of the folk singing in Bui Xa commune, Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province. Photo: Diep Truong - VNA
Children are encouraged to join Bui Xa Trong Quan Singing Club. Photo: Diep Truong - VNA
A performance of the folk singing in Bui Xa commune, Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province. Photo: Diep Truong - VNA
A drum for performances of the folk singing in Bui Xa commune, Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province. Photo: Diep Truong - VNA
A performance of the folk singing in Bui Xa commune, Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province. Photo: Diep Truong - VNA
Preserving folk singing with drums
The art of folk singing alongside drums, hat trong quan in Vietnamese, started in Bui Xa village, in today’s Thuan Thanh district, the northern province of Bac Ninh, in the 13th century, but locals still practise the art. Photo: Diep Truong - VNA