Lam Yen Drum
Lam Yen Drum Village in Quang Nam - the most famous drum making “brand" in Quang Nam is the place where many drum enthusiasts visit. Drums in Lam Yen village have been associated with the spiritual and cultural life of the Vietnamese people and create irreplaceable values.
No one knows the exact time when Lam Yen drum village was born, but in the past, people in Quang Nam have often heard the simile “First Lam Yen drum, second Phuoc Kieu gong". This means that these craft villages have been around for a long time and have had at least 200 years of development. Here, there is a family of the Phan family who has been making drums for 7 generations. For them, making drums is not only a job but also a living feeling of beauty that their father has worked so hard to build.
To serve for folk festivals, schools or Mid-Autumn Festival..., drumming is busy from January to August of the lunar calendar. A drum to be born needs to go through many different stages and must ensure the following criteria: round, beautiful, good sound. Drums have many types with many different sizes, large ones have adoration drums, small ones have total drums (16-17cm); command drum (18-25cm); music drum (27-28cm). In the rich spiritual life of the people of Quang Nam, the sound of gongs and drums has become an indispensable part associated with diverse customs and festivals here. If you have the opportunity to travel here, do not forget to visit the drum village of Lam Yen Dai Minh Dai Loc Quang Nam, the birthplace of the sounds of this festival and culture.
