"Shadow" in Dak Rang village

“Come in, come into the village! Come listen to the gongs, listen to the ta le, pa chanh, cha kit, listen to the sincere and passionate hearts of the Gie Trieng people.” Village elder A Brôl Ve is 80 years old but still strong and healthy, playing the trumpet to invite guests. On the occasion of the New Year of At Ty 2025, the working delegation of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities (UBDT) led by Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman Nong Thi Ha visited and wished a happy new year to collectives with achievements and contributions to ethnic affairs, prestigious people and ethnic people in Bao Lac, Ha Quang and Nguyen Binh districts of Cao Bang province. On January 30, 2025 (ie the second day of Tet At Ty 2025), at the United Nations headquarters in New York (USA), Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, had a working session with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to discuss issues of mutual concern and cooperation between Vietnam and the United Nations in 2025. Along with the attention, investment and support of the Party and State, the efforts to reach out The rise of ethnic minorities is a necessary condition for rapid and sustainable development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas. In the context of the whole nation confidently entering the era of self-reliance, it is important to pay attention to investing and promoting communication and propaganda work to continue fostering the will of self-reliance and self-strengthening of ethnic minorities. "Come here, come to the village! Come listen to gongs, listen to ta le, pa chanh, cha kit, listen to the sincere and passionate belly of the Gie Trieng people". Village elder A Brôl Vé is 80 years old but still strong and healthy, playing the trumpet to invite guests. Quickly grasping information and being creative in propaganda, the team of young prestigious people together with the "big trees" in the villages of Dak Lak have promoted their role in the emulation movements at the grassroots level, contributing to the comprehensive development of the ethnic minority region, worthy of being the "bridge" connecting the Party's will and the people's hearts. On the morning of January 31 (ie the 3rd day of Tet), at Dinh Tien Hoang De Square, Hoa Lu city, Ninh Binh province, General Secretary To Lam attended the launching ceremony of the "Forever grateful to Uncle Ho" tree planting festival in the Spring of At Ty 2025. In the atmosphere of celebrating the Party and Spring, on the morning of January 31 (ie the 3rd day of the first lunar month, At Ty year), at the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital National Special Relic Site, Truong Yen commune ... Offering incense to commemorate the ancestors who have contributed to the country at the Temple of King Dinh Tien Hoang and the Temple of King Le Dai Hanh. Ethnic and Development Newspaper. This afternoon's news on January 23, 2025, has the following notable information: Tree planting festival "Forever grateful to Uncle Ho" Spring At Ty. Sweet Dien grapefruit Bac Son. The soul of the mountains and forests in the green banh chung. Vietnamese Tet, along with the changes of time, from the old and new exchanges as an inevitable rule, still remains intact in the consciousness of each person, the old things that are difficult to change. Tet is still like a thoughtful promise, an eager reunion, excitement... On the road to Khoan La San border gate, Sin Thau commune, Muong Nhe district, Dien Bien province, only more than a call distance from the Vietnam - China - Laos border junction. The late afternoon of the year, the space is dense, the fog is like a white veil covering the mountain slopes, the roofs, softening the passionate melody of the Lhápadi epic echoing somewhere... Vietnam ranks second in fruit and vegetable exports to China with a turnover of more than 4 billion USD, surpassing Chile and narrowing the gap with Thailand. With box office revenue reaching more than 56 billion VND after only 1.5 days of release, Tran Thanh's "The Four Guardians" set a record as the fastest film to reach the 50 billion VND mark. The warm and sunny weather makes the flow of people going up to Lang Son to enjoy the spring bustling. Many tourists from all over have come to temples, pagodas, shrines... to worship, pray for fortune and peace.

Gia A Brôl Ve mobilized artisans in the village to practice and participate in activities to preserve and promote national culture.

The old man's simple wooden house has an airy room used to display traditional musical instruments and welcome visitors from near and far. Stepping through the door is a neatly arranged t'rung. On the small wall, which has been stained by time, there are more than 20 musical instruments "lined up". All of them were created by the village elder A Brôl Vé and mastered those attractive sounds, captivating many visitors.

Village elder A Brôl Ve said that during the war years, he participated in the battlefields of Dak Pet, Dak Sut, Dak Glei district, Kon Tum province. After 1975, he returned to the village to take up positions as Commune Police, Commune Team, and Front and was elected by the villagers as a prestigious village elder. At 80 years old, with nearly 40 years of Party membership, village elder A Brôl Ve is like a kônia tree spreading shade for the villagers. He is also diligently researching, preserving, and passing on to the villagers and to future generations all the precious assets of the Gié Triêng people.

With the sound of the talul and talêh flutes, the old man told his story, the story of the village, his father, and the Gié Triêng people who have lived on this land for generations. When he was a boy, old A Brôl Vé often followed his grandfather and father to learn singing and making musical instruments. His father and grandfather were talented singers and makers of musical instruments. Every night in the fields, by the red fire, he would attentively watch his father make musical instruments and listen to his father sing folk songs. Growing up, the old stories, folk songs, and the way his father made musical instruments gradually seeped into his blood and became a passion. So every time the village held a festival, A Brôl Vé was present and played a very important role in the village's art troupe.

Gia A Brôl Ve is the treasure of the Gié Triêng people in Ngọc Hồi.

As a village elder, a prestigious person, a distinguished artisan, old A Brôl Vé uses and creates over 20 different musical instruments. Every time his flute plays, listeners feel the sound of water flowing in a stream, the echo of a waterfall, sometimes like the wind of the great forest, sometimes as solemn as the echo from the past.

Pointing to the wall of the house, where many different musical instruments made by his own hands are hung, old man A Brôl Ve “boasts” that the Gié Triêng people have many types of musical instruments such as ta lê, pa chanh, cha kit, din goror, bin, ta lil, del do, pil pôi… With these rustic instruments, the players use their hands, lips and tongue to produce sounds that are sometimes low, high, sometimes leisurely, sometimes bustling and spontaneous, as if urging people’s hearts.

Dak Rang village in this border area is home to more than 200 households with nearly 700 Gie Trieng people. In the flow of modern life, Gie Trieng people still preserve the old cultural features. The boys and girls in the village still diligently make rice wine, weave brocade, and craft traditional musical instruments. They preserve for their village the cultural activities of gongs, xoang dances and some traditional festivals such as Cha chah Festival (Coal Eating Festival) and Buffalo Eating Festival.

Dak Rang village still retains the traditional cultural features of the Gie Trieng people.

Village elder A Brôl Ve has a spirit of working diligently and seriously to preserve and spread the beauty of traditional music . He is always passionate about teaching the beautiful cultural features of the Gié Triêng people to the next generations, creating the identity of the land and people of Đắk Rắk in the North Central Highlands region rich in tradition. From the dedicated efforts of the village elder, the love for traditional musical instruments is preserved and spread in the community day by day.

Mr. Hieng Lang Thang, Chairman of Dak Duc Commune People's Committee

In the mind of old A Brôl Vé, the traditional culture of the nation is always the root that needs to be preserved and promoted. Therefore, old A Brôl Vé always upholds the spirit of responsibility, mobilizing artisans in the village to practice and participate in activities to preserve and promote national culture. Thereby, promoting to friends and tourists the traditional culture of the Gié Triêng people in this border area.

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Source: https://baodantoc.vn/bong-ca-o-lang-dak-rang-1737516049252.htm