From the "nuclei"
Mr. Siu Nhuel (Ia Rniu village) is a famous artisan in the area. His family still preserves a set of ancient gongs. This is the set of gongs left by his grandparents. Before passing away to Atau, his father told him not to sell the gongs no matter how difficult the situation.
Remembering his father's words, even though life was difficult and he had to eat potatoes and cassava for meals, Mr. Nhuel never had any intention of selling the gong set. Thanks to the gong set and his love for traditional musical instruments, at the age of 15, he could play many ancient gong songs. At the age of 20, he began making musical instruments such as goong, t'rung, nhi, and flute.
Until now, Mr. Nhuel cannot remember exactly how many musical instruments he has made. After each contest or cultural and artistic performance, he does not hesitate to give musical instruments to the organizers and those he loves as souvenirs. He only keeps one of each type for himself. When he has free time, he takes out his guitar and flute to play a few pieces of music and sing his favorite folk songs for his family to listen to.
Like Mr. Nhuel, although she is 60 years old, Mrs. Rah Lan H'Nir (Ia Rniu village) still has special affection for the folk songs of her people.
She always felt lucky to have a high-pitched voice and good musical ability. As a young girl, her high-pitched, clear voice made many young men in the area flutter.
She shared: "I love folk songs not only because of the melody but because they are the heart of the artist."
According to Ms. H'Nir, to suit the situation and mood, when performing, the singer can compose additional lyrics for the folk song. Therefore, the artist is also the co-author of that folk song. Depending on the content and meaning, each folk song has a different melody, sometimes romantic and profound when expressing love between couples, sometimes bustling and bustling when working hard. She always sings folk songs anytime, anywhere, when working in the fields, when having festivals, when happy as well as sad with the wish that her descendants will preserve the good and beauty of the national culture.
To the community with strong identity
Along with traditional music , Ia Broai commune is also known for its sophisticated brocade weavers such as Mrs. Nay H'Bon (Ia Rniu village), Mrs. H'Krem Buon Jă (Broai village) with the traditional way of making wine yeast, Mr. Rcom Chluen with the craft of weaving, carving statues... It is the love for traditional culture that helps them persevere every day to preserve and pass it on to the next generation, creating a community with a strong identity.
In his old age, Mr. Nhuel is very proud that his son Kpa Tu has performed everywhere on his behalf. Inheriting his father's artistic talent, Tu can skillfully play the gong and t'rung as well as perform ancient gong pieces. The gong team that Tu mobilized to establish has won many awards, including first prize at the art festival organized by the district in 2024.
Seeing that few women in the village knew how to weave brocade, while the demand for brocade clothing was still high, Ms. H'Bon agreed to teach the weaving craft to the women. After the class ended, the commune's brocade weaving club was established with 10 members, led by Ms. H'Bon.
“Weaving brocade is not difficult, but to weave a beautiful loincloth or skirt requires women to practice persistently and have love for each thread. The greatest happiness for a weaver is when seeing customers wearing brocade clothes made by their own hands,” Ms. H’Bon confided.
With talented and dedicated artisans, in 2020, the 22-member Ia Broai artisans group was selected to perform at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism (Dong Mo Tourist Area, Hanoi). The commune has 1 gong tuning artisan, 3 statue sculptors, 1 traditional musical instrument maker, 2 weaving artisans, 2 folk singers and 7 brocade weavers. The people still preserve 12 sets of ancient gongs.
Mr. Nay Ham - Vice Chairman of Ia Broai Commune People's Committee - said: In recent years, the work of preserving traditional cultural identity in the locality has been inherited and promoted. Artisans are all dedicated to passing it on to the next generation, gradually creating a large team of successors.
At the 2nd District Ethnic Minority Cultural Festival in 2024, the Ia Broai Commune artisans group won the second prize overall. This is a motivation for the commune to continue to do a good job in preserving and promoting traditional cultural values.
Source: https://baogialai.com.vn/cai-noi-van-hoa-ben-bo-song-ba-post328488.html
Comment (0)