Some Ideas of Folk Music Among the Bo Y in Quan Ba District, Ha Giang Province

Abstract

This article presents the characteristics of vocal and instrumental folk music of the Bo Y ethnic minority people in Quan Ba district, Ha Giang province. The vocal music of the Bo Y includes folk songs which are sung every day and in rituals and ceremonies. The instrumental music of the Bo Y originally consisted of many different types. At present, the Bo Y people have maintained the kettledrum and cymbals that were originally, and continue to be, used in worshiping rituals. Although the folk music of the Bo Y has been changed, it has not been absorbed into other main stream music. It basically keeps its traditional essence, which is rich in ethnic cultural characteristics.