HCM CITY (VNS)  — The HCM City's Cinematography and Performance Organisation Centre will host free outdoor concerts in front of the HCM City Opera House this weekend.

The shows feature local flamenco band Gypsy Fire and traditional music band Huong Tram.

The flamenco band, including four men and three women, will perform salsa, mambo, samba, and cha cha cha today.

The band has members of guitar, keyboard, maracas, and bongos.

On Sunday, the Huong Tram group will present solo and group performances featuring Vietnamese folk songs and songs praising the country. They play on traditional musical instruments, including dan nhi (bowed string instrument with two strings), dan bau (monochord zither), dan da (lithophone) and sao meo (the Mong people's flute).

The concerts will begin at 8am.— VNS