S. Korea to hold DMZ Peace Music Festival next week

  • 5 years ago
South Korea will hold the DMZ Peace Music Festival starting June 5th -- that's next Wednesday.
It'll run for five days in Seoul and in Cheolwon, Gangwon-do Province, which is near the inter-Korean border.
The main event is set for next Friday in Cheolwon with 36 groups from 12 countries performing a variety of genres of music under the theme of peace.
Ahead of all the fun, an international conference will be held in Seoul.
Musicians and officials will discuss ways to use the DMZ as a cultural space and talk about how music can contribute to peace.
A group of Cuban musicians will also showcase their country's music to create and communicate a peaceful message to citizens.

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