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Vietnamese students finish first in Drum Off Global 2019’s Rhythm duo

A pair of Vietnamese students beat off competition from a number of other entrants in the Rhythm duo category as part of Drum Off Global 2019 which recently came to a close in Singapore.
Vietnamese students finish first in Drum Off Global 2019’s Rhythm duo
Vietnamese students finish first in Drum Off Global 2019’s Rhythm duo ảnh 1Pham Duy Anh (L) and Nguyen Duc Minh Duong (R) hold the national flag after winning the Rhythm duo competition in Drum Off Global 2019. (Source: VOV)

Hanoi (VNA) - A pair of Vietnamese students beat off competitionfrom a number of other entrants in the Rhythm duo category as part of Drum OffGlobal 2019 which recently came to a close in Singapore.

Both Pham Duy Anh and Nguyen Duc Minh Duong are currently studying at theVietnam University of Military Arts and Culture, radio The Voice of Vietnam(VOV) reported.

Pham Duy Anh is from a musical background as he is the son of singer Le PhuongHien and musician Quoc Long. The young man has a passion for music and began tolearn to play the drums as a child.

Nguyen Duc Minh Duong was greatly influenced by his father who is aprofessional drummer.

The coordination between the two young drummers made for an excellentperformance, leaving a positive impression on the competition’s judges.

Drum Off Global 2019 is an annual international contest which sees participantsfrom a range of ages from all over the world compete against one another.

The judging panel was made up of a number of famous drummers including EloyCasagrande of Brazil, Lim Yoonghun of the Republic of Korea, Jared Faced ofCanada, in addition to Thomas Pridgen and Sdjmalik, both of the United States.- VNA
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