Make some noise with Monsoon Music Festival 2017 in Hanoi

Make some noise with Monsoon Music Festival 2017 in Hanoi.

The plan was recently approved by Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung. Accordingly, the festival also aims to introduce new music projects and offer a playground for different generations to share their passion for music in the space of a world cultural heritage, the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long.
Since its debut in 2014, After 3 years, Monsoon Music Festival has become an integral part of music lovers in Hanoi. Every year, they get to see familiar faces who have become “loyal” participants of the festival. Young guests dancing to the rhythm of the music, family members gathering and playing on the ground of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long. They all make Monsoon Music Festival an unforgettable experience.
In addition, they want to make Monsoon Music Festival a new cultural icon of the city of Hanoi which represents the new Vietnamese generation. Something they can all be proud of and introduce to our friends across the world with great passion and pride.
Beside attracted thousands of music lovers from Vietnam, MMF impressed with other Asian countries by diversity of music styles. Some international big names have performed at MMF, including the all-female Australian/British string quartet Bond, Grammy-winning soul singer Joss Stone and the famous German rock band Scorpions.
In addition, Hanoi will also hold other annual cultural events, like an international film festival, cherry blossom festival and a Vietnam Airlines Classic Hanoi Concert.
The city will also preserve and promote traditional art forms in combination with modern ones; and encourage the establishment of enterprises, particular those focused on music, arts and event organisation. The artists will receive city support.
To establish an art market, the city will build an auction centre to train art specialists meeting both domestic and international management and judgment standards.
In terms of cultural tourism, Hanoi will turn the Ba Vi – Suoi Hai tourist attraction into a national tourism centre in the 2025 - 2030 period, hoping to welcome 30 million tourists in 2020, of whom over 5 million will be international tourists.