Can Gio farmers won first prize in Singing on the Green Belt

The performance of the District 12 Farmers' Association opened the Singing Contest on the Green Belt - Photo: HOANG LE

"In the fields they are farmers, but on stage they are real artists. The performances in the contest have relatively good themes and are well-invested. Many performances light up the stage," judge Ngoc Diem, deputy head of the Culture and Arts Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee's Propaganda Department, commented on the contest.

Farmers confidently sing on the green belt

Singing Contest on the Green Belt is a cultural and artistic exchange activity organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Farmers' Association every two years, and this is the 31st time.

This year, the contest has the theme of Ho Chi Minh City Farmers: Unity, Innovation, Civilization, and Development .

This is an opportunity for members and farmers to express their artistic creativity and singing passion after hard working days, through singing, folk songs, folk songs, and dances.

Can Gio Farmers' Association won first prize - Photo: Organizing Committee

Talking about the unique characteristics of the farmers' art competition, Ms. Ngoc Diem wittily said:

"There are teams with high investment, but there are teams that "have hoes to play with hoes, have firewood to play with firewood". The farmer artists are confident when performing. I see in the dance team there is a girl who is retired but still in the army, still wearing a backpack, carrying a gun.

When a dance team is united, if a member forgets, they just nudge him to remind him. It's true that reminding helps the dance to be in sync." Everyone burst out laughing at this humorous comment.

Ms. Ngoc Diem hopes that in the next farmers' art contest she will see more Ao Ba Ba and Ao Dai.

Teams should focus on making emotional programs that touch people's hearts when introducing their people and localities, rather than spreading out like some of the entries this year.

Competition performance of Cu Chi District Farmers' Association - Photo: HOANG LE

Another judge, artist Le Tu, said he felt happy that the competition had many teams participating in performing traditional music.

However, he advised that in addition to having a good voice, farmer artists need to sing more accurately because this is an important criterion in scoring.

Can Gio farmers won first prize

There are 8 teams participating in the Singing Contest on the Green Belt in 2024. As a result, Can Gio District Farmers' Association excellently won first prize.

Second prize belongs to Binh Chanh District Farmers' Association.

Third prize awarded to Farmers' Association of District 12 and Thu Duc City.

The consolation prizes went to the Farmers' Association of Cu Chi district, Hoc Mon district, Nha Be district, ward 28, Binh Thanh district.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nhung-nguoi-nong-dan-can-gio-doat-giai-nhat-tieng-hat-tren-vanh-dai-xanh-20240618124620896.htm