Xam Singing Show - Tonkin Stories

VIETNAMESE IDENTITY IN UNIQUE XAM EXPERIENCES

Xam singing is an art form that was once popular on the streets, associated with the livelihood of blind artisans, with a unique and creative performance form. This art has the ability to communicate and reflect a variety of social contexts as well as human emotions. During the first half of the twentieth century, there was the East-West cultural encounter, marking a powerful changing period in Vietnamese history. Xam in this period created a Vietnamese unique highlight on the background of a colorful cultural interference.

Xam Singing Show: TONKIN STORIES - Vietnamse unique impression is a program conducted by Vietnam Intangible Cultural Heritage Promotion Center (VICH), with the desire to retell the Xam’s stories from the beginning of the twentieth century. Being in that context as an indispensable spiritual dish in crowded streets, Xam singing not only caught up with the trend, honestly reflecting the changes of society at that time, but also continued spread of traditional songs.

Come to TONKIN STORIES to join in an UNIQUE experiences, only available at VICH, you might be a guests from far away to Hanoi in the 1930s:

- Have the opportunity to imagine a form of singing and storytelling practice of the blind artisans in the early twentieth century.

- Enjoy the flexible and creative music of artists: the variation in musical properties in each tune, suitable for each different practice space.

- Experience directly the 5 tones and 6 diacritics in Vietnamese according to the sound of the Vietnamese two-chord fiddle

- The Xam musical instruments are extremely unique waiting for your discovery and creativity, it is so difficult to find a twin version in any country.

- Feel a Vietnamese taste with many senses with a series of unique and tropical cultural experiences: Cast coins, take some selfie-photos with “to tom” card game, sitting on mat as artisans, sitting cross-legged..