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Annotation

Danish theatre group Skifteholdet , reciting 28 poems related to the Vietnam War on this LP, edited, arranged, and directed by Avi Sagild , born 22 February 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, died 19 September 1995, Denmark. Tracks include "Hanoi Julen 1972" ( "Hanoi Christmas 1972" ), "Indberetning i mørket fra den sidste marine i Vietnam" ( "Report in the Dark From the Last Navy in Vietnam" ), and "Rotterne i Vietnam" ( "The Rate in Vietnam" ). Note: lyrics needed. Full track list:

Annotation by Justin A. Brummer

Notes

Whole LP is a 28-poem Vietnam War spoken-word/sound-poetry record. Texts by: Armando Tejada Gómez, Bertolt Brecht, Ernesto Che Guevara, Chính Hữu, Chế Lan Viên, Ebbe Kløvedal Reich, Erik Knudsen, Giang Nam, Ho Chi Minh, Jesper Jensen, Le Tan Loi, Mette Krag, Nam Ha, Nguyễn Đình Thi, Noel Cobb, Otto René Castillo, Thanh Hải, Trieu, Wolf Biermann. Producer: Karsten Sommer; recorded by Freddy Hansson at Rosenberg Studio. Voices: Avi Sagild, Eva Krogh, Ida Krag, Jens Nordsø, Jesper Milsted, Klavs Nordsø; vocals incl. Anne-Marie Nielsen, Hanne Betzer, Leif Monnerup etc. Electric guitar: Kim Sagild, Mikkel Nordsø. Cover: Jens Nordsø. Made in Denmark. One of 28 Vietnam War poems recited on the LP, with texts by writers including Bertolt Brecht, Ho Chi Minh, Che Guevara and Wolf Biermann.

About the artist

Avi Sagild, born 22 February 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, and died 19 September 1995 in Denmark, edited, arranged and directed this recording by the Danish theatre group Skifteholdet.

Themes

Anti-War · Anti-Imperialism · Anti-American · South Vietnamese · Satire

In collections

European Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years]