NGHỆ AN, situating in the North Central Coast, has the biggest natural area of 16,498.5 square kilometers in comparison with other regions nationwide. It borders Thanh Hóa province in the North, Hà Tĩnh province in the South, Laos in the West, and the South China Sea in the East. Nghệ An province is the home of seven ethnic groups, i.e. Việt, Thái, Thổ, Khơ mú, Sán dìu, Hmông, and ơ đu. Nghệ An is the homeland of Uncle Hồ and many other patriotic personalities and intellectuals. Reaching this region, we will have a chance to mix ourselves among the special folk tunes and musical pieces of ethnic groups there.
Belonging to the program “Supporting Vietnamese culture for sustainable development” sponsored by SI DA (Sweden), the Vietnamese Institute for Musicology would like to introduce some folk musical numbers of Khơ mú, Hmong, and Thái ethnic groups realized in the fieldwork and collection in 2009 in Nghệ An province.
1. Th’ roông solo Performer: Cụt Minh Quang (1972) Khơ mú ethnic group Huồì Thợ village, Hưu Kiệm commune, Kỳ Sơn district, Nghệ An province
8. Yuôz ntir kênh (Seeing him off to the school) - Cứ xia singing Performer: Lầu Y Chư (1988) Hmông ethnic group Sơn Ha village, Tà Cạ commune, Kỳ Sơn district, Nghệ An province
2. Rer ré singing - Singing in the new house celebration Performer: Moong Thị Liên (1954) Khơ mú ethnic group Huồi Thợ village, Hữu Kiệm commune, Kỳ Sơn district, Nghệ An province
9. Lìa dầu solo Performer: Mùa Xia Phổng (1960) Hmông ethnic group Sơn Hà village, Tà Cạ commune, Kỳ Sơn district, Nghệ An province
3. Tót mu solo Performer: Cụt Minh Quang (1972) Khơ mú ethnic group Huồi Thợ village, Hữu Kiệm commune, Kỳ Sơn district, Nghệ An province
10. Meeting with each other (According to Lù tẩu tune) - Alternate singing in wedding Performers Lầu Y Chư (1988) and Lầu Bá Xổng (1987) Hmông ethnic group Sơn Hà village. Tà Cạ commune, Kỳ Sơn district. Nghệ An province
4. Ly con (Lullaby) - According to Tdm tune Performer: Moong Thị Lợi (1950) Khơ mú ethnic group Huồi Thợ village, Hữu Kiệm commune, Kỳ Sơn district, Nghệ An province
11. Xò lò solo Performer: Vi Dân Truyền (1962) Thái ethnic group Ló village, Môn Sơn commune, Con Cuông district, Nghệ An province
5. Tót tơm solo Performer: Moong Vân Tích (1969) Khơ mú ethnic group Huồi Thợ village, Hưu Kiệm commune, Kỳ Sơn district, Nghệ An province
12. Kén solo Performer: Vi Trung Đoàn (1957) Thái ethnic group Thái Hòa village, Môn Sơn commune, Con Cuông district, Nghệ An province
6. Trà plái solo Performer: Lầu Chồng Dì (1947) Hmông ethnic group Sơn Hà village, Tà Cạ commune, Kỳ Sơn district, Nghệ An province
13. Tập tinh solo Performer: Lương Văn Nghiệp (1957) Thái ethnic group Cằng village, Môn Sơn commune, Con Cuông district, Nghệ An province
7. Hài si lứsẩu trông xông (Greeting) - Tra kênh solo Performer: Lầu Chồng Của (1970) Hmông ethnic group Sơn Hà village, Tà Cạ commune, Kỳ Sơn district, Nghệ An province
