Orchestre de l'Ensemble National

Múa sạp - Danse des bambous

1969 · Le Chant du Monde LDX 74401 · Paris, France

Múa sạp - Danse des bambous – Orchestre de l'Ensemble National (Sleeve (front) — photo Marc Riboud)

Artist
Orchestre de l'Ensemble National
Title
Múa sạp - Danse des bambous
Release
Vietnam
Year
1969
Label
Le Chant du Monde # LDX 74401
Format
LP · Album
Language
Vietnamese
Country
Paris, France
Genre
Vietnamese Music · Vietnamese Folk Music
Primary theme
Vietnamese Patriotic

Notes

Le Chant du Monde LDX 74401 (sleeve "G.U. LDX 74401"), label matrices XSB 74401 A / XSB 74401 B, "Made in France – Microsillon incassable – Longue durée 33 T. 1/3", rights "D.R."; Ensemble National de la République Démocratique du Vietnam, direction Cu Huy Can, choreographer and musical director Minh Hien. The front cover photograph ("Au recto: Photo Marc Riboud – Agence Magnum") shows farmers ploughing with oxen and carrying shoulder-pole baskets beside a river; sleeve printed by Imp. Chaufour, Paris. The French liner notes trace the ensemble from 16 musicians and dancers who joined the Liberation Army in 1952, through its installation in Hanoi in 1954 (now 80 artists) and the American bombing from 4 August 1964, during which the artists toured North Vietnam by lorry, bicycle and on foot, performed in bomb craters under the motto "Nos chants sonneront plus fort que les explosions des…

About the artist

The orchestra of the national song and dance ensemble of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Hanoi.

Themes

Vietnamese Perspective · Vietnamese Patriotic

From the release Vietnam

In collections

North Vietnamese Songs