Kim Oanh & The Voice of Vietnam's Vocal Group and Orchestra
1 record in the archive · 1966
Credited on records as Kim Oanh with The "Voice of Vietnam"'s Vocal Group and Folk Instruments Orchestra.
About the artist
Kim Oanh (NSƯT Kim Oanh, born 1933 in Hanoi) was a Vietnamese singer of the first generation of soloists attached to the music ensemble of the Voice of Vietnam (Đài Tiếng nói Việt Nam), the state broadcaster of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, and later headed its vocal group; she premiered a number of celebrated wartime compositions before retiring from performance. "Quảng Bình quê ta ơi" was written in 1964 by the composer Hoàng Vân (real name Lê Văn Ngọ, 1930-2018) after a work assignment in the province, and celebrates the endurance of Quảng Bình under bombing; Kim Oanh was its first…