They will then deliver master classes for artists at the Vietnam National Academy of Music and Vietnam National Opera Ballet in Hanoi, and at the Music Conservatory and the Ballet, Symphony and Orchestra in Ho Chi Minh City.

British Council Vietnam Director Robin Rickard thanked the band for agreeing to perform in Vietnam and help audiences understand more about the UK's diverse culture.

The event will be part of activities to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, he said.

During the 24 years this group has been performing, it has been invited to entertain the former South African President Nelson Mandela, the late Pope John Paul II and most members of the British Royal Family.

They have also played with some legendary musicians such as Ray Charles and Nina Simone, and worked with Mark Kibble, a member of the American gospel sextet Take 6.

Visitors to their shows can be treated to traditional religious songs from Africa, the Caribbean and the UK, as well as others in the jazz, pop, reggae and gospel genres.