Quan họ

Quan họ (Vietnamese: [kwaːn hɔ̂ˀ]) singing is a Vietnamese folk music style characterized both by its antiphonal nature, with alternating groups of female and male singers issuing musical challenges and responses.

[1] Quan họ river as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage practice in 2009.

[2] The quan họ style originated in what is now Bắc Ninh Province and was first recorded in the 13th century[citation needed], and has traditionally been associated with the spring festivals that follow the celebration of Tết Nguyên Đán (the Vietnamese New Year).

Once they are finished, the order is reversed, and the men will issue their own challenge phrase with a different melody.

[1] There are a large number of quan họ melodies, with thousands of different songs having been recorded and written down in score form.