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Rija is a term used by the Cham to designate numerous festivals related to agriculture and clans (for instance, Rija Prong, Rija Nagar or Rija Yaup, etc.).
Name of ethnic group: Pa Then (Pa Hung and Tong)
Population: 5,569 people (Year 1999)
Locality: Concentrated in communes of Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang provinces.
This type of music is played in military dance ceremonies. The Tay Son Military Music originated in Binh Dinh Province, a place famous for its practice of martial arts.
Name of ethnic group: Phu La (Xa Pho, Bo Kho Pa, Mu Di Pa, Pho, Va Xo and La Dun Dang)
Population: 9,046 people (Year 1999)
Locality: Lai Chau, Son La, Lao Cai, and Ha Giang provinces. The largest settlements are in Lao Cai Province.
The trong com (rice drum) gets its name from the practice of placing a pinch of hot steamed rice in the middle of the drum skin to "tune" the instrument.
Name of ethnic group: Pu Peo (Ka Beo, Penti, and Lo Lo)
Population: 705 people (Year 1999)
Locality: Concentrated along the Sino-Vietnamese border in Dong Van, Yen Minh, and Meo Vac districts of Ha Giang Province.
Sao is usually used to designate a vertical bamboo flute pierced with finger holes. However, this term is often used by ethnic minorities to describe several woodwind instruments that are quite different in structure (single or double flutes, with or without a reed, with or without finger-holes, ...
Name of ethnic group: Ra Glai (Ra Glay, Krai, Orang Glai, No-Ana, and La Vang)
Population: 96,931 people (Year 1999)
Locality: Mainly in the southern regions of Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan provinces.
Name of ethnic group: Ro Mam
Population: 301 people (Year 1999)
Locality: The Ro Mam lives in Le Village, Mo Rai Commune, Sa Thay District of Kon Tum Province.
Name of ethnic group: San Chay (Cao Lan, San Chi, Man Cao Lan, and Hon Ban)
Population: 147,315 people (Year 1999)
Locality: Concentrated in Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen, and Bac Giang provinces. Communities of San Chay are also found scattered in Quang Ninh, Yen Bai, Lang Son, and Vinh Phuc ...
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