Pre- 1975 Vietnamese music // playlist

Vietnamese modern music (tan nhac) began with the French arrival in the early 19th century. Initial French music came through the church and then the military right after their colonization of Hanoi in 1873. The new French disseminations of popular songs were made even more popular by talking movies and ballroom dancing. Young people particularly found the new style of music attractive. Primary musical activities in Hanoi before the 1930s included traditional theatre, reformed theatre, and songs by beggars who performed near train and bus stations. By the mid-1930s, Vietnamese started to compose songs in their native language using French melodies. The lyrics usually quite different from the French versions, but it became prevailing among the people in Vietnam. Later, the Vietnamese began to write their own songs as well. It is thought that the modern Vietnamese song originated from one of these early composers, Nguyen Van Tuyen, a native student of Huế at the Philharmonic Society of Saigon, who first performed his songs there in 1937. By 1938, he was also touring in Hanoi and other cities with great reviews. There were a number of Vietnamese composers and singers who were inspired to follow the French styles. From that on, pre-war music was developed, which is still widely listened by Vietnamese today. The form of music included marching songs, love songs as well as songs about resistance and independence from France. Generally speaking, musicians and performers in particular often held low status in Vietnamese society. Although pre-war music supposedly ended by 1946 or 1947, some songs were written as late as 1954 are still attributed to this genre. The legacy of music is that it is still heard on the stages across Vietnam and even the United States some decades later. Timeline : 00:00 Sài Gòn (Sai Gon) - Carol Kim 03:06 Mộng Chiều Xuân (Mong Chieu Xuan) - Lệ Thu 06:36 Xuân Đã Về (Xuan Da Ve) - Thanh Lan 11:38 Tuổi Mộng Mơ (Tuoi Mong Mo) - Thái Hiền 17:10 Đêm Đô Thị (Dem Do Thi) - The Cat’s Trio 21:09 Gia Tài Của Mẹ (Gia Tai Cua Me) - Khánh Ly 23:34 Biển Tình (Bien Tinh) - Thanh Tuyền 28:00 Anh Cho Em Mùa Xuân (Anh Cho Em Mua Xuan) - Lệ Thu 32:58 Bài Thánh Ca Buồn (Bai Thanh Ca Buon) - Thái Châu 36:56 Đà Lạt Hoàng Hôn (Da Lat Hoang Hon) - Thanh Tuyền 42:01 Dư Âm (Du Am) - Kim Chung & Kim Xuân I don’t own the music, If there are any issues or any artists that would like to have their music taken down, please feel free to contact me anytime via my email #saigon #pre1975 #music #lofi #chill #retro #vietnamese #thapnien70s #oldsongs