Eight gong troupes from Kon Tum to participate in international gong festival

Kon Tum province will send 8 gong troupes from 6 ethnic minority groups in the province, including 166 artisans, to participate in the international gong festival to be held in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai. They will perform gongs in the great festivals of their ethnic minority groups.
According to director of Kon Tum provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Bui Thi Thanh Van, apart from artisans, 50 heads of villages in the province will also attend the festival.
Over the past month, the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has cooperated with the provincial People’s Committee and departments of culture, sports and tourism in various districts to gather gong troupes in localities to practice performances.
There are 300 gong troupes of ethnic minority groups in the province, with nearly 1800 sets of gongs.