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Kultursommerfestival entertains audiences at Vietnamese-community centre in Berlin

Kultursommerfestival 2023, a cultural initiative of the Berlin authorities, have taken place at the Vietnamese expat community’s renowned Dong Xuan Centre, entertaining thousands of festival-goers with music performances.
Kultursommerfestival entertains audiences at Vietnamese-community centre in Berlin ảnh 1The band SAIGON SOUL REVIVAL from Ho Chi Minh City performs at the event. (Photo: VNA)
Berlin (VNA) – Kultursommerfestival 2023, acultural initiative of the Berlin authorities, have taken place at the Vietnamese expatcommunity’s renowned Dong Xuan Centre, entertaining thousands of festival-goers with music performances.

The programme consists of three parts. The first excitedparticipants with energetic pop-soul and dream-pop songs by Vietnamese artist,singer, and composer Nguyen Ngoc Anh (Another Nguyen). The next two areperformed by Vietnamese artist, singer, rapper, and composer known as NASHI44and the band SAIGON SOUL REVIVAL from Ho Chi Minh City.

Kultursommerfestival entertains audiences at Vietnamese-community centre in Berlin ảnh 2Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh (2nd from R) and his spouse take a photo with artists Another Nguyen (left) and NASHI44 (right) (Photo: VNA)
In his remarks at the show, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minhaffirmed that it was a remarkable music event, marking the first time thatVietnamese and Vietnamese-origin artists have collaborated to perform in aprogramme organised by the Berlin administration at the Dong Xuan Centre, whichhouses the highest number of Vietnamese residents and workers in the Germancapital.

Kultursommerfestival entertains audiences at Vietnamese-community centre in Berlin ảnh 3Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)
The diplomat said the performances by talented youngVietnamese-origin artists in Germany and the band from Vietnam reflected the friendshipand close attachement between the Vietnamese and German people. Music helped strengthen andspread love and friendship between the two nations in an event that celebrated the cultural and artistic heritage of Vietnam.

Kultursommerfestival 2023 consists of 100 outdoor free-of-chargeevents held at various locations in Berlin from June to September.

For a long time, the Dong Xuan Centre has become more thanjust a shopping destination; it has evolved into a hub for culinary andcultural experiences and a popular tourist destination for foreigners who wantto learn about Vietnam or for Vietnamese people visiting Berlin for the firsttime./.
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