Chairman of the Musicians’ Association of Vietnam Do Hong Quan (centre) speaks at the press meeting giving details of the festival on January 6 (Photo: organising board) Hanoi (VNA) – The first Ha Longinternational music festival is scheduled to take place in the northernprovince of Quang Ninh on January 10 – 11 with the participation of over 100Vietnamese and foreign artists.
Foreign artists at the event, to be held at theexhibition and expo centre in Ha Long city, come from the Guangxi ArtsInstitute of China, the Magic of Nomads band of Kazakhstan, and the Yushoku-Hotband of Japan.
Chairman of the Musicians’ Association ofVietnam Do Hong Quan said the festival will offer performances in variousgenres, from pop and rock to contemporary folk music.
It will be a chance to introduce new musicalworks from Vietnam to international friends and give foreign artists anopportunity to perform their countries’ music for Vietnamese people, he said,adding that the event also aims to enhance cultural relations among participatingcountries.
Tran Tien Dung, Deputy Director of the QuangNinh Department of Culture and Sports, said the first festival will serve as a foundationfor similar events to be held annually in the province.
Through the festival, the province also wishesto introduce local destinations to domestic and foreign visitors, he noted./.
VNA
