(Saigon Super Sound is the story of a musical era that was almost lost.
The selection of tracks is limited to the period between 1965 and 1975,
the so-called “Golden Era” in the South of Vietnam, where – under
difficult circumstances - a lively pop culture had developed.
The music of Vietnam in the sixties was shaped by three currents: Nhạc
đỏ (“red music” or communist revolutionary music) had developed around
the beginning of the 20th century in opposition to the French
colonization of Indochina. It usually promoted independence, socialism
and anti-capitalism in its lyrics and was the dominant genre in the
communist North. These were mostly heroic songs celebrating the men and
women who left their families to bravely fight against the French and,
soon enough, also the US Army.
This collection focuses on the South, where under “imported” western
influence a new kind of pop and rock music had developed: Nhạc Vàng
(“yellow music” or “golden music”), Nhạc Trẻ (“young music”). Nhạc Vàng
are poetic, often sentimental and sad love songs (Tình Khúc) as well as
simple, easily accessible compositions which praised the beauty of the motherland).
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