Ethnic music show a ratings and online hit

A live TV show featuring musical performances that showcase ethnic elements from home and abroad has won over fans and ignited young viewers' interest in diverse ethnic musical cultures and instruments.

In the first episode of Music in Joy, which was broadcast on Friday, six pairs of Chinese singers and two sets of international singers gave performances featuring different ethnic groups in China and music from Brazil and Russia. All the songs were original compositions, and audience members were impressed by the singers' skill and the diversity of the performers.

The performances included ethnic minority groups, musical instruments and clothing from the Xinjiang Uygur and Xizang autonomous regions, as well as Yunnan province. Chinese singer Yang Ge and Russian singer Mariya Poezzhaeva sang a duet in Russian.