Tiếng hát quê hương (Chants du Vietnam)
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Several songs focused on South Vietnam, such as "Vi mien Nam" ("For the South") and "Saigon quat khoi" ("Saigon Rise"). The track "Ho Chi Minh dep nhat ten nguoi" ("Ho Chi Minh, Our Dear Uncle") of course focused on the North Vietnamese leader Hồ Chí Minh. The title track "Bài ca Đồng Tháp gửi anh chiến sĩ giải phóng" ("Dong Thap Song of the Liberation Soldier") - Dong Thap is a southern Vietnamese province in the Mekong Delta, bordering Cambodia - performed in the Cải lương genre ("reformed theatre"). The narrator noted "to the soldier of the East... his hometown is the central fields". It contained many references to combat: "on the way to liberation... his footsteps were all over the battlefield... enemies fall". It notes the difficult conditions for the soldiers "passing... over many mountains, hungry for rice without salt". It encouraged the soldier to remain positive: "In the midst of hardship and danger, remain optimistic". It included scenes of victory: "American invaders lost badly, downing planes, shelling tanks... broke the heads of the aggressive Americans".
SF 5.70.146. The front of the sleeve prints "Tiếng hát quê hương / Chants du Vietnam" across the top over an ink-wash drawing of lotus leaves, a lotus bud and grasses, with the title repeated in large calligraphic script. [From the record sleeve and labels]
Vietnamese singer of Huế poetry chanting and folk song, born Bùi Thị Loan on 16 March 1926 in Vĩnh Linh, Quảng Trị, died 24 December 1972 in Hanoi; named People's Artist in 1984. [Source: Wikipedia (Vietnamese)]
The chèo (traditional popular opera) troupe of Nam Hà province, North Vietnam.
Vietnamese singer, born Nguyễn Quốc Hương on 21 August 1915 in Kim Sơn, Ninh Bình, died 19 February 1984 in Ho Chi Minh City; one of the first generation of revolutionary singers, closely identified with "Hồ Chí Minh đẹp nhất tên người", and also a songwriter. [Source: Wikipedia (Vietnamese)]
Vietnamese singer and songwriter, born Trương Tường Vi on 19 August 1938 in Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam, died 11 May 2024 in Đà Nẵng; a lieutenant colonel in the Vietnam People's Army known for revolutionary and folk songs, named People's Artist in 1993. [Source: Wikipedia (Vietnamese)]
Vietnamese singer, born Nguyễn Bích Liên on 14 July 1944 in Thường Tín, Hà Đông; a singer of revolutionary songs active mainly during the war, made Meritorious Artist in 1984. [Source: Wikipedia (Vietnamese)]
Vietnamese singer, born Trương Tân Nhân on 15 July 1932 in Gio Linh, Quảng Trị, died 14 February 2008 in Ho Chi Minh City; a singer of revolutionary songs in the 1950s–70s, best known for Nguyễn Tài Tuệ's "Xa khơi". [Source: Wikipedia (Vietnamese)]
The choir and orchestra of the Voice of Vietnam, the national radio of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, in Hanoi.
The women's vocal group of the national song and dance ensemble of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Hanoi.