南ベトナムを解放しよう [Let's Liberate South Vietnam]

Annotation — Japanese Songs

Japanese released record, split into two halves. The first side is North Vietnamese patriotic songs in the Nhạc đỏ ("Red Music") genre - which developed at the beginning of the 20th century, containing elements of Western Classical Music, while lyrically focusing on socialism and independence, as well as containing anti-imperialist / colonialist sentiment. It's also influenced by revolutionary music from China and the USSR. Some also contained elements of Vietnamese Folk Music. The 7" EP was part of series, with a few focused on Vietnam, including this (Center Record # CLS-11). The B-side featured Japanese songs about the Vietnam War.A1| 自由ベトナム行進曲 ("Free Vietnam March") A2| 南ベトナムを解放しよう ("Let's Liberate South Vietnam") A3| 行動のとき ("When Taking Action") B1| ベトナムの乙女たち ("Vietnamese Maidens") B2| ベトナムへ送るまい ("Do Not Send to Vietnam")The first of those track was "ベトナムの乙女たち" ("Vietnamese Maidens") - a Vietnamese songs translated into Japanese, by 関鑑子 [Akiko Seki] - born 8 September 1899 and died 2 May 1973, a well-known Japanese vocalist, educator, and music critic, and a member of the Japanese Communist Party. (1). The song focused on the role of woman and war production / economy…

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Annotation — North Vietnamese Songs

Japanese released record, split into two halves. The first side is North Vietnamese patriotic songs in the Nhạc đỏ ("Red Music") genre - which developed at the beginning of the 20th century, containing elements of Western Classical Music, while lyrically focusing on socialism and independence, as well as containing anti-imperialist / colonialist sentiment. It's also influenced by revolutionary music from China and the USSR. Some also contained elements of Vietnamese Folk Music. The 7" EP was part of series, with a few focused on Vietnam, including this (Center Record # CLS-11). The B-side featured Japanese songs about the Vietnam War.A1| 自由ベトナム行進曲 ("Free Vietnam March") A2| 南ベトナムを解放しよう ("Let's Liberate South Vietnam") A3| 行動のとき ("When Taking Action") B1| ベトナムの乙女たち ("Vietnamese Maidens") B2| ベトナムへ送るまい ("Do Not Send to Vietnam")

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

About the artist

Japanese choir (Chuo Gasshodan), founded 10 February 1948 in Tokyo by Akiko Seki as the music section of the Japan Young Communist League; the central choir of the utagoe (Singing Voice of Japan) movement, based at the Music Center in Shinjuku, Tokyo from 1951, performing and recording for Japanese Communist Party events until 1973. [Source: Wikipedia (Japanese)]

Themes

Vietnamese Patriotic

In collections

Japanese Songs · North Vietnamese Songs