German electronic band arrives in Vietnam

December 03, 2014 | 10:30

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German electronic music band Stabil Elite will have four performances in Hanoi, Danang and HCMC from Dec. 2 to 6, as part of its Southeast Asian tour.

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The band will have performances at Youth Theater in Hanoi on Dec. 2, at Danang University on Dec. 3, Bach Viet College in HCMC’s Go Vap District on Dec. 5 and at Ben Thanh Theater in HCMC’s District 1 on Dec. 6. There are also meetings and workshops between the band and local audiences and especially, a session to instruct local youth on how to compose electronic music on an iPad.

The band from Düsseldorf, Germany consists of vocalist/organist/producer Lukas Croon, guitarist Martin Sonnensberger, organist/vocalist/producer Nikolai Szymanski, drummer Lukas Heerich and bassist Timo Hein. They have been winners of numerous electronic music awards in Germany. Their music is a combination of sounds from guitar, bass, drum, sound mixture set, three-string sitar, xylophone and especially wood and metal that can generate melodies.

In 2012, Stabil Elite celebrated their first hit “Gold” and then a successful album “Douze Pouze” in 2013.

The band’s tour which also takes in Phnom Penh on Dec. 7 and the Philippines from Dec. 10-13 is organized by Goethe Institute in Vietnam, Meta-House Phnom Penh and Goethe Institute in Manila.

Further information can be found at www.goethe.de/vietnam.

SGT

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