Spanish band Vocal Tempo will collaborate with artist Ngo Hong Quang at HOZO 2019. (Photo: tuoitre.vn)HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City International Music Festival2019 (HOZO 2019) will take place at the Nguyen Hue pedestrian streets and theHoa Lu Stadium, District 1, HCM City on December 13-15, according to the municipalDepartment of Culture and Sports.
The festival is part of HCM City’sstrategic investment plan to develop the city’s cultural industry until 2020.
HCM City has long been considered aplace with the most exciting music activities in thecountry. However, many locals have not had a chance to experience the realspirit that a festival should have.
For the past 10 years, many musiclovers could only be proud of Giai Dieu Mua Thu (Autumn Melody), afestival dedicated to classical music.
Though it cannot be denied that HCMCity has hosted interesting music events, many of them were sponsored bybrands for both cultural and advertising purposes.
With that, HOZO 2019 will be the first international music event that isbacked up by the state.
According to Deputy Director of theHCM City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, HOZO2019 will offer a precious opportunity for traditional music to merge withmodern music, spreading the value of national music and culture to the world.
A variety of performances will be offered during the festival,from jazz and pop to traditional music.
The lineup includes artists from France, Belgium, Spain, Russia, Japan,the Republic of Korea, Australia, Greece, Cuba and Vietnam.
Locals will be able to enjoy musicactivities as well as exhibitions and food fare at the festival.
Two seminars on world music trendsand the country’s music industry under the impact of 4.0 industry andinternational integration will be held as well.
To create a meaningful playground forVietnamese music talents, HOZO plans to dedicate a stage for a band that willbe selected by the organisation board.
Young bands from across the countryare encouraged to submit their performancesvia https://hozomusicfestival.com for a chance to be selected and toperform with the international line-up during the festival.
Musician Huy Tuan, music and artdirector of the festival, said that all cities should have musicfestivals, especially HCM City, since it is the biggest city in thecountry and has a diverse music market.
The festival allows localresidents to discover different types of music and artists and alsooffers them a chance to reunite with their friends and family at ajoyful event, according to Tuan.
It also offers professionals aplatform to expand their audience and performance venues./.
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