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Performances Given on Army Day
Pyongyang, April 25 (KCNA) -- A music and dance performance was given by the Mansudae Art Troupe at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre on Monday to celebrate the 79th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army.

Among the audience were senior party and state officials, the chairperson of a friendly party, officials of party and armed forces organs, ministries and national institutions, servicepersons of the KPA and the Korean People's Internal Security Forces and working people in the city.

Invited to enjoy the performance were diplomatic envoys of different countries, members of the military attaches corps and representatives of international organizations here and overseas compatriots visiting the socialist homeland.

The performance began with the chorus of "Song of Revolutionary Army."

Its repertoire included mixed duet and chorus of the immortal classic masterpiece "Song of the Ten-point Programme of the Association for the Restoration of the Fatherland," female solo "Mt. Paektu Is the Cradle of the Revolution," dance "Victory of the Revolution Is in Sight," male trio "My Song in the Trench," female instrumental concert "We Long for You, General" and male solo "Soldiers Live near the General."

The performers sang high praises of the immortal exploits President Kim Il Sung performed by accomplishing the historic cause of building Juche-based revolutionary armed forces and providing the ever-victorious tradition and those of General Secretary Kim Jong Il who led the cause of building a thriving socialist nation to victory with his original Songun politics.

A performance was also given by the art squad of the Central Committee of the Youth League at the plaza of the Party Founding Memorial Tower on the same day.

Its repertoire included female trio "Ongheya of Victory of Songun" and male quartet "His Field Guidance Is the Guerrilla Way."

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