Long An hosts 18th southern amateur music festival

The 18th festival of Don ca tai tu (Southern amateur music) opened at Van Phuoc communal house in My Le commune, Can Duoc district in the southern province of Long An on February 7.
It attracted more than 100 amateur artists and musicians from Long An, Tai Ninh, Binh Duong, Dong Nai and Ben Tre provinces and Ho Chi Minh City.
The two-day festival aims to keep the traditional southern amateur music alive and develop a love of this particular kind of music amongst the people.
According to Pham Van Tran, Director of the Long An provincial Department for Culture, Sports and Tourism, the festival is part of activities to commemorate the late famous artisan Nguyen Quang Dai, who made great contributions to passing down the special art to younger generations.