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An impressive comeback

The predecessor of SEA Pride 2016 - a music event honoring diversity in the community, BridgeFest has been held for 4 consecutive years, becoming a meaningful community event, attracting a large number of young people to participate and spread positive messages. In this comeback, BridgeFest 2019 brings a breakthrough in the scale of organization, diversity, and meaning of the activities.

Continuing the message of “Narrowing the gap”, BridgeFest 2019 calls on the community to join hands to remove barriers and gaps in Vietnamese society such as gender, income, geography, culture, religion, etc. In particular, this year's event aims to inspire young people to participate in community activities, contributing to an equal society, especially in education and health.

This message is conveyed by BridgeFest 2019 through many diverse activities: meaningful and inspiring talks, exhibitions, workshops, community activities carried out by social organizations, and vibrant music nights performed by famous domestic and foreign artists.

Live music night to connect

As a “specialty” of BridgeFest over the years, the music night has always been an occasion that young people look forward to because of its quality and excitement. This year, the BridgeFest music party promises to bring a diverse and attractive picture created by artists from many different music genres such as Pop, Ballad, Indie, Rock... More specifically, although each artist of BridgeFest has taken different paths to reach their passion for music, they all have in common that they do not back down in the face of difficulties and challenges, are creative and always renew themselves and create quality products for the public. This is also the spirit that BridgeFest wants to convey through the music night.

Isaac - former leader of the famous 365 Daband band with a successful year in both music and film will bring to the BridgeFest 2019 stage captivating love songs, along with a story of continuous self-improvement and relentless efforts to pursue his dreams.

The return of Dalab is also a fateful highlight as this band has just had a year of “making waves” in the music market. The theme song of this “Narrowing the gap” campaign –Everyone is the same– is a work written by the guys with personality and will be performed for the first time in the upcoming music night.

Amidst the modern colors, the appearance of Vo Van Anh - a zither artist and the Blood Moon Orchestra band from the US was an inspirational highlight for the BridgeFest stage. Van Anh has a burning passion for traditional Vietnamese musical instruments and ethnic music. She constantly explores, creates, and actively promotes World Music - a pioneering music genre that combines regional folk music - around the world. That effort helped her win the 2009 Emmy Award - an award from the American television industry, and become a judge at the prestigious 57th Grammy Awards (2014). This performance by Vo Van Anh and the band was kept secret until the last minute and promises to bring surprises to the audience. Vietnam is one of the stops on the Blood Moon Orchestra tour, sponsored by the Mid Atlantic Foundation and TT Couture.

A message rich in aspiration and humanity

BridgeFest 2019 is an event within Oxfam's Event It Up campaign - Closing the gap around the world to call for the elimination of inequality, and is one of the key social activities of the US Embassy in Vietnam.

Ms. Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, Country Director of Oxfam in Vietnam said: “Today’s young generation is more connected and better informed than previous generations. Oxfam believes that you are the ones who decide the development of equal and sustainable society both for the present and the future. BridgeFest wants to connect young people and everyone to discuss, experience and appreciate the diversity in our society. Music is always great and even more wonderful when music connects us with a common concern and action for equality in society”.

Thu Trang