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expatella_girl · Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:44 am Post subject: Music from pre 1975

Something about this song is boring a hole in my brain, riveting my thoughts going round and round. What is it?

I don't speak a word of Vietnamese.

Kh�nh Ly & Trịnh C�ng Sơn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l91q9wEJVV0&feature=relmfu

Newcomber · Joined: 11 Jul 2010 Posts: 23

Since I've been in Hanoi, Trinh Cong Son has come more than a few times in discussion I've had with folks here. I've recently gotten a bunch of songs written by him with Khanh Ly singing. I understand your sentiment, her voice sure knocks me back a bit at times. It's certainly a powerful sound. I'm not sure what it is that's so engaging, yet in some of the tracks I hear I get the same rise as I do when I hear Quan Ho singing, a traditional music style from the North.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joNq3tp3b1g&feature=fvwrel

TRH · Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 340 Location: Hawaii

I seem to recall that a recently planned or just rumored concert in Vietnam by Khanh Ly never came off. The article could not explain why. I may be wrong, but I think she may be one of the Viet Kieu entertainers who has been vocal in her criticisms of the current government. She does have a great voice and is still performing in the US despite being in her 60's or older.

expatella_girl · Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:41 am Post subject:

Here it is July, many months after I put up this post--I gave up on it after about a week with no replies--but much to my amazement here are two responses I never expected! Thank you.

Sadly, my last previous computer died a few months ago taking with it all of my bookmarks. Sad

Including a bunch of pre-1975 Khanh Ly/Trinh Cong Son music which I cannot seem to refind.

If anyone can lead me to links of this album, the cover photo is really important:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqQPcaLR-ik

I'd really appreciate it. I think it is the earliest recorded complete collaboration of Khan Ly and Trinh Cong Son. I love this record.

Youtube has become a very fickle friend indeed. Stuff comes and then it's gone.....

I managed to comprehend Russian language after a number of years, but Vietnamese I have never been able to grasp in the least, which makes searching for things in Vietnamese almost impossible.

Language. It's a problem.