An artist of the Vietnam Cultural Center performs at the Korean Expo 2025 in Paris. (Photo: Huu Chien/VNA)

The performance by the Vietnam Cultural Center blended traditional music with a contemporary feel. Opening with “The homeland lullaby”, the artists created an atmosphere of love for the homeland through folk lullabies accompanied by the moving resonance of the dan bau, a monochord instrument of refined beauty.

“Onara”, a famous Korean song, was performed in a Vietnamese Korean fusion style that demonstrated the cultural versatility of music, the universal language. “Spring melody”, a lively, joyful Vietnamese tune evoked the uplifting spirit of Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year festival.

Amateur artists perform the dance “The Homeland Lullaby.” (Photo: Huu Chien/VNA)
Closing the program was “The Central Highlands greet the sun”, featuring the t’rung, a musical instrument typical of Vietnam’s Central Highlands.

Meritorious Artist Tang Thanh Son, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Cultural Center in France, said: “As members of the Vietnam Cultural Center in France, we strive to promote Vietnamese culture to the Vietnamese community and international friends here. This cultural promotion program featuring bamboo and stone musical instruments highlighted the diversity of Vietnam’s folk music.”

Artist Le Hoai Phuong performs a musical piece on the dan bau, the Vietnamese monochord. (Photo: Huu Chien/VNA)
Su A Lee, Vice President of the Association Mes Amis, said: “The participation of Vietnamese artists at Korean Expo 2025 reflects the close and friendly relationship between our association and the Vietnamese community in France. It shows our desire to strengthen cultural exchanges between our countries, as Vietnam and South Korea share many similar traditions and humanistic values.”