Quan Ho - Typical Northern Vietnamese music

It is hard to talk about the origin of Quan Ho singing, but it was first (26)   _______ in the 13^rd century. Quan Ho is a singing battle where “lien chi” (female singers) sing “cau ra” (a challenge phrase), then “lien anh” (male singers) will (27) _______ by selecting and singing “cau doi” (a matching phrase). The order will be (28) _______ in the next time.

(29) _______ Quan Ho was unaccompanied by instruments but only (30)   _______ of singers to compose rhythm. Quan Ho performances today are accompanied by some (31) _______ instruments, such as monochord or bamboo flute, etc. Themes of most of the songs are love songs with romantic and sentimental lyrics which have been (32) _______ by (33) _______.

Quan Ho songs possess the spirit of local people and help tighten (34) _______ among villages. Quan Ho singing is an old Vietnamese type of art that needs (35) _______.

29) _______ Quan Ho was unaccompanied by instruments …

Xam - A Tale of Vietnamese Folk Music

Xam is known in Viet Nam (1) _______ folk music usually performed by blind street singers (2) _______ their living. As it originated from the working class and poor people, Xam has become an intellectual part of the folks’ cultural life. Its most distinctive (3) _______ lie in the simplicity and popularity of its lyrics which often tell daily-life stories, satirizing and criticizing severely the social evils while highly praising education and humanitarian (4) _______.

Therefore, Xam doesn’t care so much about (5) _______ and stages like other types of traditional arts. Xam singing can be performed (6) _______, on any street or comer where large numbers of people pass. It is so simple that anyone can sing some verses to express their inner (7) _______ on life.

After a long period of (8) _______  , Xam has recently been revitalized by a programme titled “Tale of Xam” performed by master artists of Vietnamese traditional music through their beautiful vocals and talented musical skills.

The artists performed in such a simple way without accompaniment in order to (9) ______ the soul of Xam performed by our forefathers. The effect of the programme could (10) _______ through the joy of audiences and their enthusiastic talks with artists.

Xam is known in Viet Nam (1) _______ folk music usually performed …

Xam - A Tale of Vietnamese Folk Music

Xam is known in Viet Nam (1) _______ folk music usually performed by blind street singers (2) _______ their living. As it originated from the working class and poor people, Xam has become an intellectual part of the folks’ cultural life. Its most distinctive (3) _______ lie in the simplicity and popularity of its lyrics which often tell daily-life stories, satirizing and criticizing severely the social evils while highly praising education and humanitarian (4) _______.

Therefore, Xam doesn’t care so much about (5) _______ and stages like other types of traditional arts. Xam singing can be performed (6) _______, on any street or comer where large numbers of people pass. It is so simple that anyone can sing some verses to express their inner (7) _______ on life.

After a long period of (8) _______  , Xam has recently been revitalized by a programme titled “Tale of Xam” performed by master artists of Vietnamese traditional music through their beautiful vocals and talented musical skills.

The artists performed in such a simple way without accompaniment in order to (9) ______ the soul of Xam performed by our forefathers. The effect of the programme could (10) _______ through the joy of audiences and their enthusiastic talks with artists.

by blind street singers (2) _______ their living.

Xam - A Tale of Vietnamese Folk Music

Xam is known in Viet Nam (1) _______ folk music usually performed by blind street singers (2) _______ their living. As it originated from the working class and poor people, Xam has become an intellectual part of the folks’ cultural life. Its most distinctive (3) _______ lie in the simplicity and popularity of its lyrics which often tell daily-life stories, satirizing and criticizing severely the social evils while highly praising education and humanitarian (4) _______.

Therefore, Xam doesn’t care so much about (5) _______ and stages like other types of traditional arts. Xam singing can be performed (6) _______, on any street or comer where large numbers of people pass. It is so simple that anyone can sing some verses to express their inner (7) _______ on life.

After a long period of (8) _______  , Xam has recently been revitalized by a programme titled “Tale of Xam” performed by master artists of Vietnamese traditional music through their beautiful vocals and talented musical skills.

The artists performed in such a simple way without accompaniment in order to (9) ______ the soul of Xam performed by our forefathers. The effect of the programme could (10) _______ through the joy of audiences and their enthusiastic talks with artists.

Its most distinctive (3) _______ lie in the simplicity and popularity of its lyrics …

Xam - A Tale of Vietnamese Folk Music

Xam is known in Viet Nam (1) _______ folk music usually performed by blind street singers (2) _______ their living. As it originated from the working class and poor people, Xam has become an intellectual part of the folks’ cultural life. Its most distinctive (3) _______ lie in the simplicity and popularity of its lyrics which often tell daily-life stories, satirizing and criticizing severely the social evils while highly praising education and humanitarian (4) _______.

Therefore, Xam doesn’t care so much about (5) _______ and stages like other types of traditional arts. Xam singing can be performed (6) _______, on any street or comer where large numbers of people pass. It is so simple that anyone can sing some verses to express their inner (7) _______ on life.

After a long period of (8) _______  , Xam has recently been revitalized by a programme titled “Tale of Xam” performed by master artists of Vietnamese traditional music through their beautiful vocals and talented musical skills.

The artists performed in such a simple way without accompaniment in order to (9) ______ the soul of Xam performed by our forefathers. The effect of the programme could (10) _______ through the joy of audiences and their enthusiastic talks with artists.

which often tell daily-life stories, satirizing and criticizing severely the social evils while highly praising education and humanitarian (4) _______.

Xam - A Tale of Vietnamese Folk Music

Xam is known in Viet Nam (1) _______ folk music usually performed by blind street singers (2) _______ their living. As it originated from the working class and poor people, Xam has become an intellectual part of the folks’ cultural life. Its most distinctive (3) _______ lie in the simplicity and popularity of its lyrics which often tell daily-life stories, satirizing and criticizing severely the social evils while highly praising education and humanitarian (4) _______.

Therefore, Xam doesn’t care so much about (5) _______ and stages like other types of traditional arts. Xam singing can be performed (6) _______, on any street or comer where large numbers of people pass. It is so simple that anyone can sing some verses to express their inner (7) _______ on life.

After a long period of (8) _______  , Xam has recently been revitalized by a programme titled “Tale of Xam” performed by master artists of Vietnamese traditional music through their beautiful vocals and talented musical skills.

The artists performed in such a simple way without accompaniment in order to (9) ______ the soul of Xam performed by our forefathers. The effect of the programme could (10) _______ through the joy of audiences and their enthusiastic talks with artists.

Therefore, Xam doesn’t care so much about (5) _______ and stages like other types of traditional arts.

Xam - A Tale of Vietnamese Folk Music

Xam is known in Viet Nam (1) _______ folk music usually performed by blind street singers (2) _______ their living. As it originated from the working class and poor people, Xam has become an intellectual part of the folks’ cultural life. Its most distinctive (3) _______ lie in the simplicity and popularity of its lyrics which often tell daily-life stories, satirizing and criticizing severely the social evils while highly praising education and humanitarian (4) _______.

Therefore, Xam doesn’t care so much about (5) _______ and stages like other types of traditional arts. Xam singing can be performed (6) _______, on any street or comer where large numbers of people pass. It is so simple that anyone can sing some verses to express their inner (7) _______ on life.

After a long period of (8) _______  , Xam has recently been revitalized by a programme titled “Tale of Xam” performed by master artists of Vietnamese traditional music through their beautiful vocals and talented musical skills.

The artists performed in such a simple way without accompaniment in order to (9) ______ the soul of Xam performed by our forefathers. The effect of the programme could (10) _______ through the joy of audiences and their enthusiastic talks with artists.

Xam singing can be performed (6) _______, on any street or corner where large numbers of people pass.

Xam - A Tale of Vietnamese Folk Music

Xam is known in Viet Nam (1) _______ folk music usually performed by blind street singers (2) _______ their living. As it originated from the working class and poor people, Xam has become an intellectual part of the folks’ cultural life. Its most distinctive (3) _______ lie in the simplicity and popularity of its lyrics which often tell daily-life stories, satirizing and criticizing severely the social evils while highly praising education and humanitarian (4) _______.

Therefore, Xam doesn’t care so much about (5) _______ and stages like other types of traditional arts. Xam singing can be performed (6) _______, on any street or comer where large numbers of people pass. It is so simple that anyone can sing some verses to express their inner (7) _______ on life.

After a long period of (8) _______  , Xam has recently been revitalized by a programme titled “Tale of Xam” performed by master artists of Vietnamese traditional music through their beautiful vocals and talented musical skills.

The artists performed in such a simple way without accompaniment in order to (9) ______ the soul of Xam performed by our forefathers. The effect of the programme could (10) _______ through the joy of audiences and their enthusiastic talks with artists.

It is so simple that anyone can sing some verses to express their inner (7) _______ on life.