Vietnam, RoK artists light up folk music show

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 11:16

The special folk and classical music performances staged by artists fromthe Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam cheered up audiences in aprogramme held in the central province of Phu Yen on July 30.

Music lovers were immersed in the distinctive folksongs of the two countries with a performance using the unique musicalinstruments-lithophone, flute and two-chord fiddle of Vietnam bymeritorious artists, Thanh Hai, Quoc Huy and Ngoc Thanh being in thespotlight of the programme.

On the occasion, RoK artists presented gifts for needy families in the provincial districts of Phu Hoa and Dong Hoa.

The event was co-hosted by the local Sao Bien Art Troupe and the Ho Chi Minh City-based VICORUS Co., Ltd.

Early this month, an exhibition themed “The Republic of Korea’s modernfine arts in Vietnam ” opened at the Korean Cultural Centre in Hanoi, showing 80 works from 51 RoK painters to give Vietnamese audiencesan insight into the RoK’s contemporary art scene as well as itssocio-economic life.

The fourth VietnamTourism-Culture Festival in the RoK was organised in Seoul tointroduce Vietnam ’s cultural identity to Koreans.

Boosted cultural exchanges in recent time have contributed largely tostrengthening the strategic partnership between Vietnam and theRepublic of Korea.-VNA

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