Many of Vietnam's top pop stars will perform at HCM City's Hoa Binh Theatre on April 7 to raise funds for Agent Orange victims.
Vi Ngay Mai Tuoi Sang (For a Brighter Future) will feature My Tam,Kasim Hoang Vu, Ha Anh Tuan, Quang Dung, and bands like GMC and Ao Trang(White Dress).
Expected to attract more than 1,000people, including foreigners who live and work in the city, it willmostly feature soft music, with the highlights being Kasim Hoang Vu andthe Ao Trang, a group comprising three women.
Kasim will sing Noi Khat Khao Mat Troi (Longing for the Sun) written by well-known musician Phu Quang.
Ao Trang will perform late composer Trinh Cong Son's De Gio Cuon Di (Let the Wind Blow It Away).
Putting our hands together and working for the victims of Agent Orangeis our duty, the show's director, musician Le Quang, said.
It is being organised by the US-Vietnam Dialogue Group on AgentOrange/Dioxin and its partner, the HCM City-based Tuoi Tre (Youth)newspaper.
Established in 2007 with support from the FordFoundation, the Group has identified ways to deal with the human andenvironmental consequences of the US military's poisoning ofVietnam 's environment.
Its activities and programmes have attracted many business leaders and scientists around the world.
On the Vietnamese side, its leader is Ngo Quang Xuan, deputy chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee.
The organisers said they hope to encourage more organisations andindividuals to contribute to the cause of Agent Orange victims,.
The concert will begin at 8pm tonight and be shown live on the Vietnam Television's VTV2 and VTV4 channels.
Excerpts from Vietnam Revisited, a documentary made by US networkCBS Television in 2010 on the stories behind the lives of victims willbe shown.
There will also be talks by the Group's members and patrons. /.
Vi Ngay Mai Tuoi Sang (For a Brighter Future) will feature My Tam,Kasim Hoang Vu, Ha Anh Tuan, Quang Dung, and bands like GMC and Ao Trang(White Dress).
Expected to attract more than 1,000people, including foreigners who live and work in the city, it willmostly feature soft music, with the highlights being Kasim Hoang Vu andthe Ao Trang, a group comprising three women.
Kasim will sing Noi Khat Khao Mat Troi (Longing for the Sun) written by well-known musician Phu Quang.
Ao Trang will perform late composer Trinh Cong Son's De Gio Cuon Di (Let the Wind Blow It Away).
Putting our hands together and working for the victims of Agent Orangeis our duty, the show's director, musician Le Quang, said.
It is being organised by the US-Vietnam Dialogue Group on AgentOrange/Dioxin and its partner, the HCM City-based Tuoi Tre (Youth)newspaper.
Established in 2007 with support from the FordFoundation, the Group has identified ways to deal with the human andenvironmental consequences of the US military's poisoning ofVietnam 's environment.
Its activities and programmes have attracted many business leaders and scientists around the world.
On the Vietnamese side, its leader is Ngo Quang Xuan, deputy chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee.
The organisers said they hope to encourage more organisations andindividuals to contribute to the cause of Agent Orange victims,.
The concert will begin at 8pm tonight and be shown live on the Vietnam Television's VTV2 and VTV4 channels.
Excerpts from Vietnam Revisited, a documentary made by US networkCBS Television in 2010 on the stories behind the lives of victims willbe shown.
There will also be talks by the Group's members and patrons. /.
