After many modern tunes have encouraged citizens to help stop the COVID-19 pandemic, now it is the turn of traditional Vietnamese music. One of the earliest works is a song entitled Tieu Diet Corona (Destroy Corona) by Xam Ha Thanh (Hanoi buskers’ singing group).
Artists of Xam Ha Thanh perform Tieu Diet Corona (Destroy Corona), a song encouraging the spirit of the citizens in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. (Photo cut from the MV)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) -After many modern tunes have encouraged citizens to help stop the COVID-19pandemic, now it is the turn of traditional Vietnamese music. One of theearliest works is a song entitled TieuDiet Corona (Destroy Corona) by Xam Ha Thanh (Hanoi buskers’singing group).
The song was composed bymusician Nguyen Quang Long and its music video was finished within three days.
“Seeing the doctors, nurses andsoldiers sleeping outside to make room for the quarantined, I was overwhelmedwith emotion, motivating me to write the song in just one night,” Long said.
Tieu Diet Corona consists of two parts – theCOVID-19 situation in Vietnam and preventive measures. Its lyrics are about theunity among Vietnamese in the fight against the epidemic: “Entrepreneurs joinefforts / Artists work together / People combine efforts / Bevigilant / Preventing the epidemic everywhere / When Corona appears / Togetherwe will destroy it.”
The song maximises the strengthof the percussion rhythm with Hue royal court music, which is blended with thehumour and bustle of cheo (popular opera) and rap. Artists Mai TuyetHoa and Van Phuong are the main performers with support of artists Nguyen QuangLong, Pham Trang, Pham Dung and Ngoc Xuan.
Xam is a centuries-old singing styleof the Vietnamese people. It was popular in the northern region and has longbeen recognised as an important part of national cultural heritage. A xam band includes a singer and two tofour instrumentalists.
Xam Ha Thanh was founded in2009 by musical researcher Nguyen Quang Long and artist Mai Tuyet Hoa, astudent of xam artisan Ha ThiCau in 2009. The group gathers many talents such as Van Hai (Vietnamesetwo-chord fiddle), Pham Trang (monochord), Tran Hau (bamboo flute).
In addition to reproducing many popular songsthat have fallen into oblivion, the group also create new tunes, targetingyoung audiences and have participated in many local and foreign programmes./.
VNA
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Artists of Xam Ha Thanh perform Tieu Diet Corona (Destroy Corona), a song encouraging the spirit of the citizens in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. (Photo cut from the MV)