Chorus and the Orchestra of the Voice of Vietnam

Credited on the record as Female Chorus and the Orchestra of the "Voice of Vietnam".

The Morn in the Countryside

1962 · Dihavina 6201 · Hanoi, North Vietnam

The Morn in the Countryside – Chorus and the Orchestra of the Voice of Vietnam (Picture sleeve (front))

Artist
Chorus and the Orchestra of the Voice of Vietnam
Credited on the record as
Female Chorus and the Orchestra of the "Voice of Vietnam"
Title
The Morn in the Countryside
Release
A Vietnamese Highlands' Love Song
Year
1962
Label
Dihavina # 6201
Format
7" · EP
Language
Vietnamese
Country
Hanoi, North Vietnam
Songwriter
Trần Tất Toại
Genre
Vietnamese Music · Nhạc đỏ
Primary theme
Vietnamese Patriotic

Annotation — North Vietnamese Songs

This may or may not be war-related. Released on the Dihavina record label (# 6201), originally the state label of North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) before reunification in 1975.

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Dihavina 6201, 45 rpm, labels marked "Hanoi Viet Nam". Side CK. 006: "1. A Vietnamese Higlands' Love Song", music and words by Bui du'c Hanh, and "2. The Morn in the Countryside", music and words by Phantat Toai, presented by the female Chorus and the orchestra of the "Voice of Vietnam". Side CK. 007: "The barcarolle on the Hiên lu'o'ng river", music and words by Hoang Hiêp, soloist Tan Nhan, presented by the Popular Central Orchestra. The front sleeve, signed L. T. Đức, shows a highland woman in profile with long hair and a hoop earring against mountains and a winding river, titled "A Vietnamese Highlands' Love Song". The back lists the tracks and gives "Distributors: Xunhasaba, 32, Hai Bà Trung – Hanoi – Vietnam". [From the record sleeve and labels]

About the artist

Performing ensemble credited on North Vietnamese / NLF revolutionary-song recordings of the Vietnam War era; individual members uncredited.

Themes

Vietnamese Perspective · Vietnamese Patriotic

From the release A Vietnamese Highlands' Love Song

In collections

North Vietnamese Songs