中越人民友谊之歌 (Song of Friendship Between the Chinese and Vietnamese People)

Annotation — North Vietnamese Songs

Released in Beijing, China, on China Record Company (# M-951), this release, as seen in the title, included songs about various countries and conflicts, showing solidarity between communism movements around the around - similar to the 1964 Chinese record 风雷之歌 (Song of Wind and Thunder), discussed above. While this is sung in Chinese, and part of Chinese Music genre, it is musically similar to the Vietnamese Nhạc đỏ ("Red Music") genre, thus included here as a cultural comparison. Tracks related specifically to the Vietnam War are the song "中越人民友谊之歌" ("Song of Friendship Between the Chinese and Vietnamese People"), the song "中老人民友谊之歌" ("Song of Friendship Between the People of China and Laos"), and the song "郭励中柬人民友谊之歌" ("Song of Friendship Between the People of China and Cambodia"). More generic titles included the track "反帝大军乘胜前进" ("The Anti-Imperialist Contingent Advances from Victory to Victory").

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

中国唱片 (China Record) M-951, 33⅓ rpm; labels M-951 甲 (M-33/72081), side 1 7'13", and M-951 乙 (M-33/72082), side 2 10'56", each marked 歌曲. The front cover has the title 我们的朋友遍天下 in red brush calligraphy on a dotted wave pattern, with a torch-and-globe emblem and 革命歌曲. The back, "We Have Friends All Over the World (Revolutionary Songs)", lists seven songs; side 2 opens with "Song of Friendship Between the Chinese and Vietnamese People" (中越人民友谊之歌, female solo), sung by 张越男 with accordion accompaniment by 张自强. Other songs are friendship songs for Albania, Korea ("A Great Friendship Sealed in Blood"), Laos and Cambodia, and "The Anti-Imperialist Contingent Advances from Victory to Victory". "Manufactured by: China Record Company. Distributed by: Guozi Shudian, China Publications Centre, P.O. Box 399, Peking, China." [From the record sleeve and labels]

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Various Artists

Themes

Vietnamese Perspective · Vietnamese Patriotic

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North Vietnamese Songs