After two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 27th Southern Don ca tai tu Festival 2023 in Long An Province was held at Van Phuoc communal house, Can Duoc district, Long An province where the music teacher Nguyen Quang Dai is worshiped.
Nguyen Quang Dai was a music mandarin of the Hue court at the end of the 19th century. In response to the Can Vuong movement against the French, he moved to the Can Duoc district in Long An province.
Based on pentatonic music and especially Hue court music, Nguyen Quang Dai supplemented and codified thoroughly a system of melodies into 20 basic compositions of Southern Don ca tai tu music. He also composed new songs, inspired the passion for music in other people, and trained many of them into the talents of Southern Don ca tai tu.
This year's festival took place over two nights, February 6th and 7th with the participation of 12 Don ca tai tu bands inside and outside Long An province, gathering nearly 150 artists.
Source: Tuoitre