The Vietnamese business community in Osaka came together on the morning of May 17 to kick off the event. Later that day, a program introducing the traditional musical instruments of Vietnam and Japan was held at the Hilton Osaka Hotel.
A music gala is set to be the highlight of the Ho Chi Minh City Days in Osaka on May 18, featuring a range of cultural and artistic performances.
Artists from Ho Chi Minh City will showcase their talents, including traditional music performances and an Ao Dai fashion show by renowned local designers Vo Viet Chung and Trung Dinh. The event will also feature a variety of cultural and arts activities.
The Ho Chi Minh City Days in Osaka, taking place from May 17 to May 19, celebrates the friendly relations between the city of Ho Chi Minh and the Japanese prefecture of Osaka. It also marks the 51st anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan.
People’s Artist Xuan Hoach and Xam singing
Xuan Hoach is known as a veteran artist of the Vietnamese folk music genre who has wholeheartedly devoted his life to Xam singing (ancient folk songs performed by blind beggars) and traditional musical instruments.
Artisan turns up the sound of gongs among E De ethnic community
NDO – There was a period in the history of the E De ethnic community when people couldn’t find enough gong performers for a wedding, funeral, or spiritual ritual. However, the sound of gongs, a treasured cultural heritage of Central Highlanders, have been turned up once again thanks to the efforts made by artisan Y Hiu Nie Kdam.
Introducing how to make instruments of Kho Mu people in Hanoi
The program introduced to the Hanoi people how to manipulate traditional musical instruments and forms of folk performances of the Kho Mu ethnic people.
Young E-de ethnic people eager to preserve local culture
Young E-de ethnic people in Dak Lak province have taught themselves brocade weaving, gong playing, and folk singing, as part of efforts to preserve and promote their ethnic culture.
Traditional instrument solo, orchestra contest slated for September
The National Traditional Musical Instrument Solo and Orchestra Competition 2020 is scheduled to take place in September in Buon Ma Thuot city, the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, the Department of Performing Arts under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced.
