Artist : VA
Title : Saigon Rock & Soul (Vietnamese Classic Tracks)
Genre : Soul / Funk
Year : 2010
Date : 08/2010
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 17
Label : Sublime Frequencies
Source : Vinyl
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 69:49 min
Size : 108,8 MB
Tracklist:
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01.bich loan and cbc band - tinh yeu 03:54
tuyet voi (the greatest love)
02.elvis phurong - bai ca ngong 03:51
(the crazy song)
03.carol kim - cai tram em cai 04:35
(your hair clip)
04.thanh mai - toc mai soi van soi dai 04:38
(long uneven hair)
05.carol kim - noi buon con gai 03:55
(the sadness of being a girl)
06.bich loan and cbc band - con tim va 03:49
nuroc mat (heart and tears)
07.phurong tam - dem huyen dieu 04:41
(magical night)
08.le thu - sao bien 04:53
(etoile des neiges) (starfish)
09.minh xuan & phurong hoang - mat 03:03
troi den (black sun)
10.thai thanh - burng sang (dawn) 04:34
11.bang chan - nhurng dom mat hoa chau 03:50
(fireballs)
12.giao linh - chuyen tinh sao ly 04:41
(a love story from sau ri)
13.elvis phurong - kho tang cua chung 02:50
ta (our treasures)
14.thanh lan - hoai thu (autumn memory) 04:13
15.hung curong & mai le huyen - hon 03:25
anh gian em (jealousy)
16.mai le huyen - duyen phan con gai 04:54
(a girl's destiny)
17.phurong dung - do ai (riddles) 04:03
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69:49 min
The long-awaited foray into the
Vietnamese Rock, Pop and Soul sound of
the late 1960s and early 1970s is
finally here. Saigon Rock and Soul
delivers the goods International retro
collectors have been searching for in
vain for many years - and it delivers
beyond belief. Every song is a mini-
masterpiece be it heavy acid rock
psychedelia, horn and guitar drenched
funk grooves, or gripping soul ballads
reflective of life during wartime.
The tracks that form this collection cut
a window into a rich musical Vietnamese
music scene that has long been obscured,
and for the most part, forgotten. As the
scope of electrified Vietnamese music
from the 1960s and 1970s begins to be
revealed, it becomes evident that this
was among the heaviest and most eclectic
musical scenes of South East Asia at the
time. These songs tell of war, love and
what war does to love. All of them were
recorded in makeshift studios and even
US army facilities while the Vietnam War
raged û and were issued by a handful of
Saigon record companies on vinyl 45s and
reel or cassette tapes.
Westernized forms of music in Vietnam
had appeared during the latter
nineteenth century, and especially
during the early 20th century, under the
influence of the French colonizers. Tan
Nhac (modern music) always incorporated
both domestic and international sounds,
and continued to develop alongside
Western musical trends.
During the 1960s and 1970s, pulp ballads
were being recorded by leading crooners
of the time who alternated between
modern and traditional forms of regional
music. When the electric guitar hit the
streets of Saigon, Vietnamese renditions
of contemporary instrumental trends such
as surf rock, beat and twist soon
emerged, followed by some pretty deep
soul sounds inspired by Motown radio
hits as well as funk grooves brought on
by James Brown and his contemporaries.
By the mid-1960s, Vietnam had been
ravaged by war for years. American G.I.s
had become a standard fixture in Saigon,
as did many of the cultural artifacts
they brought with them. This certainly
included the music. The sounds of rock
and roll dominated the radio waves, and
Saigon nightclubs were teeming with new
sounds. Musically, the Shadows and the
Ventures soon gave way to the Beatles
and the Rolling Stones as an
enthusiastic set of young Vietnamese
rockers signed on to the lifestyle,
always eager to hear the latest musical
trends the G.I.s would bring in on LP or
tape. This era saw the birth of a
vibrant rock scene yet rock music and
anything that came close was commonly
referred to as æsoulÆ in the Vietnamese
genre-listings.
Like many cultures in Asia, Vietnamese
music is recorded, marketed, listened to
and disposed of in a relatively quick
manner. This level of advanced ephemera
ensures a degree of difficulty when
trying to unearth and discover cultural
histories. Literally, most of the music
heard here has been brought back from
the dead. Artists featured include some
of VietnamÆs most popular at the time:
Elvis Phuong, Hung Cuong, Mai Lei Huyen,
Le Thu, Thai Thanh, Giao Linh, Mai Lei
Huyen and the CBC Band. This limited
edition 2-LP vinyl release features 70
minutes of classic original recordings
compiled by Mark Gergis housed in a
beautiful full-color gatefold jacket
with extensive liner notes.
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