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) _______.