Rock concert Vietnam's Heart: traditional music band to join rock band
The program's organizer hopes that the large-scale music festival gathering famous bands with beloved hits will build a bridge for young people to know history through music.
THE HANOI TIMES — A free-admission rock concert titled "Vietnam's Heart" will take place at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site in Hanoi's historic Ba Dinh Ward, Hanoi on the night of September 6.
Blue Whales rock band will perform at the show. Photo courtesy of the organizing board
The rock music event is among a series of art programs celebrating the 80th anniversary of National Day (September 2). The rock music event is among a series of art programs celebrating the 80th anniversary of National Day (September 2). Further information about how to get free tickets will be published on the event's fanpage at www.facebook.com/concert.traitimvietnam and at its website traitimvietnam.vn.
"Vietnam's Heart" rock concert will gather leading Vietnamese bands such as Buc Tuong, Ngu Cung, Chillies, The Flob and Blue Whales, along with singers Pham Anh Khoa, Pham Thu Ha and Duong Tran Nghia.
The special art program will feature many unexpected elements to bring new experiences to the audience.
For the first time, the Thanh Am Xanh (Green Rhythm) folk band will collaborate with a rock band to create a unique and powerful sound, affirming the spirit that Vietnamese folk music can resonate and blend on any stages, even with a liberal rock background.
At the program, the audience is expected to live in the passionate atmosphere of famous hits and immortal revolutionary songs, now dressed in a new, powerful and liberal rock way.
This large-scale rock concert is a place where youthful aspirations, national pride and love for the fatherland are sublimated through music.
With explosive musical content, magnificent stage images and a calling spirit, the concert promises to become a highlight in the series of national art activities, lighting up the flame of Vietnamese spirit on the journey towards the future.
“We hope to bring a new, more youthful and energetic artistic space as rock is a strong, liberal music genre, associated with the spirit of freedom and aspiration," said Nguyen Trung Dung, General Director of Netmedia and General Director of the concert.
"When revolutionary songs are dressed in the spirit of rock, they have a new voice, close to and attractive for the young generation," he added.
