Songs of musician Trinh Cong Son sung by artists. Photo: Phan Thanh

"Vong Co do" is an art program combining traditional music and contemporary poetry, with the theme of Hue and the purpose of honoring the past and present cultural values of Vietnam.

They are Hue royal court music recognized by UNESCO as the intangible cultural heritage of the mankind, the traditional music holding a long history of the Northern Delta: cheo singing, ca tru singing, chau van singing, xam singing. The memory of musician Trinh Cong Son in the lyrics will be blended into the melody of Hue music.

By Minh Hien

• A look back at L’Art à Hué after one hundred years (1919-2019) (20/10)
• Conference on Phu Xuan under the Nguyen Lords and Tay Son reign (18/10)
• Making Phap Lam paintings with all his heart (17/10)
• Pyrography - a Hue’s mark in the misty land (15/10)
• Launch of the Vietnamese translation of "Art and Artisans of Hue Imperial City" (11/10)
• Changing the way to display artifacts at Hue Royal Antiquities Museum (10/10)
• Introducing the art of Le Ba Dang in Hanoi (09/10)
• All-girls schools in ancient Hue (05/10)