Folk music of Ethnic groups in Thừa thiên - Huế province


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THỪA THIÊN - HUẾ province is situated in the Central of Vietnam. Its Northern border on Quảng Tri province, while the Southern is bounded by Đà Năng city, the Western border with the neighborhood country Laos, and the Eastern is the East Sea.

Thừa Thiên - Huế is not only known as the metropolis of Đàng Trong (Sound Vietnam), the capital city of Đại Việt (Great Viet) country under the reign of King Quang Trung - Nguyễn Huệ; but it is also famous for a complex of the ancient capital Huế relics and the imperial palace music in Nguyễn dynasty, which is classified as one of the cultural heritage masterpieces of the world. In addition, the culture life of such ethnic minorities as Cơ tu and Tà ôi living in the North-South axis of the Annamite range in the West of Huế province also contributes to the richness and diversity of Hue culture.

In the framework of the program “Supporting Vietnamese culture for sustainable development” sponsored by SI DA (Sweden), the Vietnamese Institute for Musicology would like to introduce some folk music numbers of Cơ tu and Tà ôi ethnics realized during the fieldwork and collection in Thừa Thiên - Huế province in 2008.

1. A gonh (Call the girlfriend) - Khén solo
Performer. Quỳnh Hầu (1934)
Ethnic group: Tà ôi Tà Roi village, A Ngo commune, A Lưởi district, Thừa Thiên - Huế province

 

10. Tâm plưng solo
Performer: Riêl Quỳnh Phương (1930)
Ethnic group: Cơ tu
Ba Lạch highland village, Hương Lâm commune, A LƯỚĨ district, Thừa Thiên - Huê province

 

2. A hel solo
Performer: Riêh Quỳnh Phương (1930)
Ethnic group: Cơ tu
Ba Lạch village, Hương Lâm commune, A Lưới district, Thừa Thiên - Huê province

 

11. A be I solo
Performer: Riêh Quỳnh Phương (1930)
Ethnic group: Cơ tu
Ba Lạch highland village, Hương Lâm commune, A Lưới district, Thừa Thiên - Huê' province

 

3. A reng solo
Performers: Đoàn Văn Chóp (1942), Kân xưa (1936) Ethnic group: Tà ôi
Nhâm commune, A Lưối district, Thừa Thiên - Huê' province

 

12. Ta hơơi chi roonh (Call the friend) - Cà doọc solo
Performer: Riêh Quỳnh Phương (1930)
Ethnic group: Cơ tu
Ba Lạch highland village, Hương Lâm commune, A Lưới district. Thừa Thiên - Huế province

 

4. Ta reng solo
Performer. Đoàn Văn Chóp (1942)
Ethnic group: Tà ôi
Nhâm 1 village, Nhâm commune, A Lưới district, Thừa Thiên - Huế province

 

13. Tâm pre solo
Performer: A Vô Kăn Thi (1948)
Ethnic group: Cơ tu
A So 1 highland village, Hương Lâm commune, A Lưới district, Thừa Thiên - Huế province

 

5. Am poeh solo
Performer: Hổ Viết Chim (1968)
Ethnic group: Tà ôi
Ta Kêu village, Nhâm commune, A Lưới district, Thừa Thiên - Huế province

 

14. A hem solo
Performer: Hồ Viết Chim (1969)
Ethnic group: Tà ôi
Ta Kêu highland village, Nhâm commune, A Lưới district, Thừa Thiên - Huế province

 

6. K'rao solo
Performer: Đoàn Vãn Chóp (1942)
Ethnic group: Tà ôi
Nhâm 1 highland village, Nhâm commune, A Lưới district, Thừa Thiên - Huê province

 

15. Lullaby
Performer: Hổ Thị Dắt (1974)
Ethnic group: Tà ôi (Pa kô group)
Lê Triêng highland village, Hồng Trung commune, A Lưới district, Thừa Thiên - Huế province

 

7. Te reng solo
Performer: Kê Văn Luôí (1920)
Ethnic group: Tà ôi
A Riêl highland village, A Ngo commune, A Lưới district, Thừa Thiên - Huế province

 

16. Ku mo tâm me bon suk pâr (Congratulation) - Singing in the buffalo-stabbing ceremony
Performer: Viên Quỳnh Yep (1930)
Ethnic g roup: Tà ôi
Nhâm 2  highland village, Nhâm commune, A Lưới district, Thửa Thiên Hue province

8. Khén solo
Performer: Kê Văn Luôi (1920)
Ethnic group: Tà ôi
A Riêl highland village, A Ngo commune, A LƯỚĨ district, Thừa Thiên - Huế province

 

17. Cha chấp singing
Performer: Hổ Văn Hạnh (1953)
Ethnic group: Tà ôi (Pa ko group)
Lê Triêng highland village, Hồng Trung commune, A Lưới district, Thừa Thiên Huế province

 

9. Ân toong solo
Performer: A Kiêng Niềm (1969)
Ethnic group: Tà ôi
Vân Trinh highland village, A Ngo commune, A Lưới district, Thừa Thiên - Huế province

 

 

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