Finding the original sound

From cyberspace to the performance stage, more and more young people are looking for ways to bring traditional musical instruments closer to modern life. The ancient sounds that seemed to only echo in the memories of many people are now honored and widely spread by young people with creativity and love for national culture.

Creativity to sound Vietnamese Echoing distant

In the small space of the Red Scarf Theater ( Hanoi ), every Thursday and Friday night, the Vietnamese soulful sounds of the Dan Do group resound. The group was created by 4 artists: Nguyen Duc Minh, Tran Kim Ngoc, Dinh Anh Tuan, Nguyen Quang Su with the idea of using unique melodies to tell stories of folk and indigenous culture. With the concept of taking culture as the root and people as the energy, the group's projects are nurtured by Vietnamese spirit and materials, creating sounds that are both rich in national identity and contemporary.

Not only performing familiar traditional musical instruments, Dan Do also turns everyday rustic objects into performing musical instruments such as: Jar drums, Dan Do, Dan Nieu, ceramic gongs... Each knocking sound and echo has its own unique nuance, evoking the rustic breath of Vietnamese culture. Sharing the same desire to make music from folk materials, many young people have combined with Dan Do artists to create a music show called "Gom Show" which is loved by many audiences.

Young artists perform creative musical instruments at Gom Show. Photo: Gom Show Fanpage

In “Gom Show”, the audience is immersed in a musical space, where the sound of pottery blends with traditional instruments. “Gom” is a journey to collect rustic, folk materials in indigenous culture, gathering young people who love culture and at the same time are also the main “pottery” material, the inspiration of the show. Sounds that seem to have been hidden for generations are played vividly, leading listeners to emotional realms throughout the performance that lasts more than an hour. The combination of traditional materials and modern creativity has opened up a new approach, creating inspiration for people who love folk culture, especially young people.

Respect traditional values

Over the centuries, Vietnamese people have created many traditional musical instruments from bamboo, wood, bronze, ceramics... such as monochord, rice drum, mouth organ, lithophone... Each musical instrument is not only a means of creating sound, but also a crystallization of the soul, lifestyle and cultural identity of the nation. However, in the face of the wave of modern music and global integration, traditional musical instruments are gradually being forgotten; many young people are making efforts to learn, create and innovate to bring traditional music closer to modern life. Not stopping at recreating old melodies, many young people also seek new ways of expressing traditional musical instruments, combining them with modern musical instruments or experimenting in contemporary art spaces.

Recently, many videos covering modern songs with traditional instruments have appeared on social networks, attracting thousands of interactions. From international songs to familiar Vietnamese melodies, under the creativity of young artists, traditional instruments are leaving the auditorium to join the contemporary rhythm of life. The sounds of instruments and drums that were once associated with traditional spaces are now breathed with a new, youthful, modern, yet still deeply Vietnamese spirit.

Videos of young people performing traditional musical instruments on Tiktok attract many followers.

Above Young artist Mai Chi Cong's Tiktok, videos of famous monochord songs such as: "Die with a smile", "Pheom"... were transformed by him in a new way, becoming unusually attractive. Under his posts, many young people expressed their excitement and expressed their wish that he continue to perform works with monochord. Or the ensemble "Love of the color of sunshine" with traditional musical instruments by Huyen Cam Band recently created a strong spreading effect, making many young people curious and wanting to try playing traditional musical instruments.

Not stopping at Tiktok videos, traditional musical instruments are also brought by young people to major music stages, creating a positive effect. Many other young artists are also experimenting with combining traditional musical instruments with electronic sounds, jazz drums or electric guitars. These arrangements not only bring new life to traditional music but also affirm that preserving heritage is finding ways for traditional values to continue to spread in today's life.

Singer Soobin plays the monochord in the Trong Com performance at the show — Singer Soobin plays the monochord in the performance Trong Com at the show "Anh trai vu ngan mong thorn".

Under the strong spread of social networks and young artists, folk music and musical instruments Tradition is getting closer to the younger generation. More and more young people are proactively learning and posting videos instructing how to play traditional musical instruments such as: T'rung, mouth horn, monochord, rice drum... Learning and playing traditional musical instruments is gradually becoming a new cultural trend, helping young people relax and connecting tradition with the present.

Artist Tuyet Tuyet (Hanoi City Cultural Center) said: “I highly appreciate young people learning how to use traditional musical instruments. This is a very meaningful activity, contributing to preserving and spreading the traditional culture of our country. Foreigners coming to Vietnam and seeing young people playing music will also know more about traditional musical instruments and Vietnamese culture.” However, according to artist Tuyet Tuyet, creativity also needs to be appropriate, not too much to lose the inherent traditional features./.

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