2 folk music of ethnic Jrai, Bahnar always carry a pristine beauty, in each specific instance folk songs and dance music in all, it not only makes sense as a historical value, ethnic culture but also meet the needs of creative activities and music of the people.

To learn about folk music (ANDG) of ethnic minorities in the province, I see you master-musician Le Xuan Hoan-chairman of the Gia Lai Art and Literature. Despite previous appointment but who from 1985 had the introduction of this type of ANDG and still plying the piano. He was signed to a record and set a folk song collector Bahnar recently. In that space, our story of Gia Lai ANDG is opened, to infinity.

 

Performing gong. Photo: Huy Tịnh

We talked about ANDG Jrai and Bahnar, but not, to say exactly he said I sat listening to the fieldwork, contact the artists and recording, picture may be collected, notation, translated and adapted for setting a Vietnamese folk song of the two ethnic groups. With ANDG Jrai, it was put in place when he published his "Folk Jrai" and it is also an integral part, is the purest of "Some features of ANDG Jrai in Gia Lai" -a comprehensive study and systematic about ANDG Jrai he deeply resonates. As for ANDG Bahnar, set "Folk Bahnar" debuted prepare readers, next time he will publish "Learn modal scales in ANDG Bahnar".

It is understandable, because in fact, long been ANDG attract his attention. Jrai folk songs he collected by, put the word Vietnam was recorded and broadcast on the wave of the Voice of Vietnam, and is included in the curriculum of folk songs Intermediate School of Art and Culture province, was introduced on stage many competitions, folk art festivals in and outside the province.

In the process of collecting, notation, he expressed very clearly respect those who co-created the smooth melody, loving, his lyricism. Each recording folk songs are very specific names, specific addresses of people singing and also very clear record collector name, notation, simulation services. Not only that, we were able to enjoy a full, intact folk songs through the lyrics of those who contribute to keeping it. Key people like Ksor Nao, Romah Win, Rocham TIH, H'Lim ... has brought life and beauty and respect for the Tul ia robai (praising the motherland), Toloi poto (tips), Pongui Ana (lullaby) or alu-Nhik (love duet) ...

Le Xuan Hoan musicians claim: Like many ethnic groups in the Central Highlands, from thousands of generations, Bahnar and Jrai spawned a folk cultural treasure has abundant unique medium in which music is an important element to attract many researchers, writing in and out of the province concerned.​

Have to say, the music virtually present in all types of living folk culture of Bahnar, Jrai: music associated with the festival, literature, traditions and soul of dance ... over the upheavals of history, music and folklore of 2 ethnic groups still retain simplicity, innocence, deposition but no less delicate, soaring as the main physical entities created it.

With ANDG Bahnar, the rustic, primitive in material processing instruments; softness, flexibility in melody, rhythm; bittersweet tone, subtle deposition but sonorous; all of which has created a unique style, both close, innocent, mature bass hero and spiritual medium, distant legend, especially exit 4 increase in the use of intermittent tone and conduct a mezzanine-style entrance to the sentence / paragraph very unique.

In modal scales: modal scales negative 5 in Gia Lai ANDG Bahnar very rich and unique; it is both a common phenomenon in ANDG of the people of Vietnam, both a unique phenomenon of ANDG Bahnar treasure. With ANDG Jrai, pristine beauty in the music of this ethnic group is represented in every detail and folk songs in each beat; not only as a valuable sense of history, ethnic culture but also meet the needs of creative activities and music of the people.

Music Jrai always grow proportionately between music theater and music scene, in any type of music activity of people also saw Jrai echoing sound of a particular instrument. While the boys, girls love singing, I still hear Đing goong in hand the boys or the trees whisper Đing Bangladesh in the hands of young women. Music with people all my life, from the moment of birth until about the atau ...

And then, as to close the story seemingly endless our Le Xuan Hoan musician with hand pressing a few keys. For a moment, the room filled with the sounds. I quietly pulled daydreaming seats and also according to his sweet melodies. He softly replied, "punch (he Timer) there-one of countless folk songs Bahnar there. Not great! ".