Six organisations and five individuals who have contributed to preserving and developing the artistic value of UNESCO recognised heritage Don ca tai tu received merit certificates from the Prime Minister at the opening ceremony of the first National Don Ca Tai Tu Festival in Bac Lieu on April 25 night.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam handed the certificates to the awardees on behalf of the Government and Prime Minister. The five individuals who received the certificates were Professor Tran Van Khe, musical advisor at Viet Nam Institute of Musicology, Associate Professor Le Van Toan, Director Viet Nam Institute of Musicology, Professor To Ngoc Thanh, Chairman of the Viet Nam Folk Arts Association, composer Trong Nguyen and reseacher Tran Quoc Thinh of Bac Lieu province.
