ベトナム中央歌舞団 [Vietnam Central Song and Dance Ensemble]

クワンビンわが故郷 [Quang Binh, My Homeland (Quảng Bình Quê Ta Ơi)]

1969 · Nippon Columbia BSS-38 · Tokyo, Japan

Artist
ベトナム中央歌舞団 [Vietnam Central Song and Dance Ensemble]
Title
クワンビンわが故郷 [Quang Binh, My Homeland (Quảng Bình Quê Ta Ơi)]
Release
日本のベトナム中央歌舞団 —日本公演実況録音— [Vietnam Central Song and Dance Ensemble in Japan - Live Recording of the Japan Performance]
Year
1969
Label
Nippon Columbia # BSS-38
Format
7" · EP
Language
Vietnamese
Country
Tokyo, Japan
Songwriter
ホワンバン (Hoàng Vân)
Genre
Vietnamese Music · Nhạc đỏ
Primary theme
Vietnamese Patriotic

Notes

A1. Female chorus with 16-string zither (đàn tranh). Sleeve notes: Quang Binh is the province bordering the demarcation line, under daily US bombing; based on the region's folk music. Same song as VWSP2286 (Kim Oanh, 1966) and VWSP3592 (Chinese release, 1966). Recorded live 25 December 1968, Bunkyo Kokaido, Tokyo. Artist likely the same ensemble as 'Song and Dance Ensemble of DRV' (VWSP3584 etc.) - see flag.

About the artist

Official state song and dance ensemble of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam), based in Hanoi; toured Japan in November-December 1968 under the sponsorship of Zenkoku Roon, the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Association and Nihon Denpa News. This EP is a live recording of the ensemble's 25 December 1968 concert at Tokyo's Bunkyo Kokaido. [Source: record back cover (Nippon Columbia BSS-38)]

Themes

Vietnamese Perspective · Vietnamese Patriotic

In collections

Japanese Songs · North Vietnamese Songs