A group of folk musicians from Bahnar and Jrai ethnic groups from GiaLai province in the Central Highlands will perform at festivals inFinland from now to July 9.
The troupe includes RCham Tih andCham Nguich from Jrai; Dinh Plih and Dinh Len from Bahnar ethnic group;flutist Nguyen Duc Thao; and music researcher Kieu Trung Son.
Thefestival is part of Finland-Vietnam Cultural Bridge and the programmehas been organised by Juminkeko, an information centre specialising inFinnish national epos, and Vietnam Folk Culture and Arts Association.
The group will also attend the 10th Sommelo Ethno Music Festival in Kuhmo and the Words and Music in Kajaani.
Theeastern Finnish town of Kajaani hosts Finland's longest-running andlargest family-friendly festival dedicated to poetry, recitation, andsmall-scale theatre.
Musicians will perform the traditional tunesand folk songs of their own people with the accompaniment oftraditional instruments.
They will show how to make and playthese instruments such as t'rung (bamboo xylophone) and klongput (amusical instrument of the wind genre comprising many large emptyhornless bamboo sections).
After their performances, they will introduce their art to music students at Sibelius Academy.
"Thanksto the event, this the first time that the traditional music ofVietnamese ethnic groups is introduced to the Finnish people," observedBui Viet Hoa, coordinator of the programme.
"Two years ago, we had presented the music of Muong and E de ethnic groups in Finland as part of the programme," she added.-VNA
The troupe includes RCham Tih andCham Nguich from Jrai; Dinh Plih and Dinh Len from Bahnar ethnic group;flutist Nguyen Duc Thao; and music researcher Kieu Trung Son.
Thefestival is part of Finland-Vietnam Cultural Bridge and the programmehas been organised by Juminkeko, an information centre specialising inFinnish national epos, and Vietnam Folk Culture and Arts Association.
The group will also attend the 10th Sommelo Ethno Music Festival in Kuhmo and the Words and Music in Kajaani.
Theeastern Finnish town of Kajaani hosts Finland's longest-running andlargest family-friendly festival dedicated to poetry, recitation, andsmall-scale theatre.
Musicians will perform the traditional tunesand folk songs of their own people with the accompaniment oftraditional instruments.
They will show how to make and playthese instruments such as t'rung (bamboo xylophone) and klongput (amusical instrument of the wind genre comprising many large emptyhornless bamboo sections).
After their performances, they will introduce their art to music students at Sibelius Academy.
"Thanksto the event, this the first time that the traditional music ofVietnamese ethnic groups is introduced to the Finnish people," observedBui Viet Hoa, coordinator of the programme.
"Two years ago, we had presented the music of Muong and E de ethnic groups in Finland as part of the programme," she added.-VNA
