Published:  00:00 Monday - June 21, 2010

Fete de la Musique – a French celebration of all genres of music – will be hosted by Sofitel Luxury Hotels on June 20-21.

It will mark World Music Day on June 21, a music festival that began in France in 1982 and has now spread to many countries, a hotel spokesman said.

With the arrival of summer, the festival encourages musicians to perform on the streets and give public concerts in all music genres.

At the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, a live jazz band led by Grammy Award nominee Andromeda Turre will perform at Le Club bar; Vietnamese traditional music performance will take place at Spices Garden restaurant; a saxophone performer will feature at La Terrasse sidewalk cafe and a French DJ will play in Angelina Italian restaurant.

Sofitel Plaza Hanoi has a fusion of East and West. Song Hong Bar will feature Vietnamese “ca tru” (ceremonial singing) and “xam” (a kind of music specifically performed by blind artists) while the rooftop Summit Lounge will offer music from French electronic music composer Jean Michel Jarre.

In Da Lat, Sofitel Da Lat Palace's Le Rabelais restaurant will have French classical music; L'Atelier du Vin will have traditional Vietnamese music; a DJ will be on in Larry's Bar. In HCM City , at Sofitel Sai Gon Plaza , Vietnamese singers will perform in Elysee bar on Sunday as will pianist Nguyen Anh, saxophonist Anh Vu, violinist Thien Huong and guitarist Ngoc Hung.

VNA