Bands from Myanmar , Thailand , Singapore , the Philippines andVietnam will take to the main stage for a full day of music at theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) music festival nextweekend.

Entitled Artwork is Work, the event will beheld from 2pm to 11pm on May 11 at the American Club, 19-21 Hai BaTrung Street , Hanoi by the US Embassy in Hanoi and CAMA Vietnam.

Festival performers include garage rockers BloodSugar Politik (Myanmar), traditional Thai funk act Molam International(Thailand), the post-rock algorithms of Pulso (the Philippines),nu-metal band 18+ (Vietnam) and genre-defying electronic sound artistsMuon (Singapore).

Myanmar ’s Blood Sugar Politik has more thana decade of writing energetic music together. The band is anintoxicating blend of rock, punk, ska and folk with lashings of energy,and subtle undertones of the country’s classic rock.

Pulso does melogy and rhythm, matching patterns and overlaying acoustic harmonies into dreamy post-rock pieces.

Singapore ’s band Muon is a musical collective, delving through electronic experimentation and beat science.

Vietnam ’s MinMetals will open the festival. The band is new on thecapital’s music scene but their mix of alternative rock, indie and discodid a lot to impress at rock festivals.

Besidesnon-stop live music on the main stage, the festival will feature acreative arts market run by the Hanoi Flea Market and a visual artsexhibition curated by Hanoi 's Onion Cellar collective.

As well as promoting pride in the cultural vibrancy of modern ASEANnations, the festival is also intended to highlight the importance ofintellectual property rights enforcement in ASEAN countries.-VNA