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Folk Music of Some Ethnic Minorities in the Central Highlands, Vietnam
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The Central Highlands include five provinces: Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Đắc Lắc, Đắc Nông, and Lâm Đồng. This place is the residence of many ethnic minorities speaking two languages, Mon-Khmer and Malayo Polinesian. Ba na, Xê đăng, Mnông, and Xtiêng speak Mon-Khmer while Ê đê, Gia rai, and Raglai speak Malayo Polinesian. Local people in the Central Highlands have a very rich treasure of folk music. In religious festivals, music plays a significant role. The instruments such as gongs, after being played in festivals, are stored. They are considered sacred instruments and the properties that reflect the wealth of a family. In addition to religious music, folk music for daily life is equally as rich and includes music for love exchange, music played on fields, or music played in community houses. Indigenous people of the Central Highlands have innate musical talent. It is supposed that every person can become a singer and an instrumentalist. They are able to make instruments skillfully from bamboo, leaves, and stones, and they can perform music naturally, simply, and purely. The CD, called Folk music of some ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands, Vietnam, introduces some folk musical acts performed in daily life. These acts were recorded between 1977 and 1978 (track 1, 5, 11) and between 1997 and 1998 (the rest of tracks) and performed by local folk artists from ethnic minorities Ê đê, Gia rai, Xê đăng, Mnông, and Ba na in the Central Highlands.

Audios
Finding a deer -Solo of the goong

Country : Vietnam

0:02:46

Gô me tanh brai (Lullaby) -Singing with ting ning accompaniment

Country : Vietnam

0:04:35

J âng oh (Lullaby) -Solo of the n’nung tere

Country : Vietnam

0:02:09

The confidence between man and woman

Country : Vietnam

0:01:49

Expressing love to the lover at night -Solo of the ng’ngóc

Country : Vietnam

0:03:44

Deh Dam Ena ciêng(Men and women play when they are happy) - Solo of the đinh tác ta

Country : Vietnam

0:02:42

Pơ Yan Ba Đum Gô Rêch (Chasing birds that destroyed crops) -Solo of the t’rưng

Country : Vietnam

0:03:06

Ê wa a ngin (Worshipping rice) -Ensemble of the cing kram

Country : Vietnam

0:02:10

Khắp nách(Receiving guests in the twining occasion) - Singing with nung pa bil accompaniment

Country : Vietnam

0:03:17

Howk Truh Boh Tro Bla -Solo of the đing buốt

Country : Vietnam

0:04:26

Pơ Ro Yan Ba Dum (Congratulate the ripen rice in October) -Solo of the Ala flute

Country : Vietnam

0:02:50

Klei pe quanh tlam (On the way) -Solo of the b’roh

Country : Vietnam

0:05:50

Buffalo-stabbing festival day (Solo of the t’rưng)

Country : Vietnam

0:02:16


Information source
Vietnam National Institute Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS)
http://vicas.org.vn

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