TV music show with 70 artists celebrates Lunar New Year
A special TV music show featuring 70 singers, rappers, dancers, musicians and theatre artists will air on HCM City Television (HTV) to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year), which begins on February 12.
A special TV music show featuring 70 singers, rappers, dancers, musicians and theatre artists will air on HCM City Television (HTV) to celebrate the Lunar New Year. (Photo courtesy of the producer)
HCMCity (VNS/VNA) - A special TV music showfeaturing 70 singers, rappers, dancers, musicians and theatreartists will air on HCM City Television (HTV) to celebrate Tet (LunarNew Year), which begins on February 12.
The show, called Gala Nhac Viet - NamMoi Binh An (Vietnamese Music Gala – Happy Lunar New Year),features songs, dances and theatrical performances in praise of country,soldiers, love and Spring.
Pop stars Cam Ly and Dam Vinh Hung will sing folk songs featuringtraditional culture and lifestyles, while young idols Bui Anh Tuan, Han Sara,Hien Ho and Erik together will perform romantic melodies, and dance andelectronic music.
Famous songs about Tet, such as Cau ChucTan Xuan (Wishes for the New Year), TetTuyet Voi (Wonderful Tet) and BaiCa Mua Xuan (Spring Song), will be included. The songs areabout love, youth and friendship.
Rappers Wowy and Yuno Bigboi will perform top hits that helped shoot them tofame at Rap Viet, the first TV competitionseeking talented rappers in Viet Nam aired last year. Rap Viet was adapted from The Rapper of Thailand, a show widely knownin Asia.
“We worked to provide audiences with a show with high quality in bothmusic and visual content. I hope my music in Gala Nhac Viet- Nam Moi Binh An sendsbest wishes to Vietnamese at home and abroad during Tet,” said rapper Wowyof HCM City, who spent hours working in HTV’s studio to preparefor his performance.
Wowy, whose real name is Nguyen Ngoc Minh Huy, began his career in2006. He is considered a rap pioneer in the south and has beenparticularly successful in combining rap with Vietnamese social and culturalissues.
His hits include Hai The Gioi (TwoWorlds), Khu Tao Song (Where ILive), Buddha and Lao Dai (The Senior).
Featured performances will include contemporary dances staged by artistsfrom the HCM City College of Dance and HCM City Youth Cultural House.The dancers will perform in ao dai (Vietnamesedress) designed by leading Vietnamese fashion houses.
The show will air at 9am on the HTV9 channel on the first day of theLunar New Year, February 12./.
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A special TV music show featuring 70 singers, rappers, dancers, musicians and theatre artists will air on HCM City Television (HTV) to celebrate the Lunar New Year. (Photo courtesy of the producer) 
