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1. Concept
“Nhac do” or “red music”, is a kind of Viet Nam new music, consist of
song are composed in war. This concept appeared in 1990s, is used
popular in community. Because the symbol of revolution is red, so “nhac
do” means “revolution music”.
2. Main topics:
- Cheering fighting sprit of the people and soliders because of the desire
for peace and unified.
- Praising the Community Party Viet Nam, President Ho Chi Minh and
national heroes.
- Showing the spirit of struggle class.
- Praising the homeland, human, love couples associated with the task of
building and protecting the country.
- Promote the spirit of national construction during the war and the
period of renovation.
Those topics aren't separate but interdependent each other.
3. Level of popularity:
Based on the development of history, red music has 3 level of popularity:
- In caried out a war of resistance against the French colonialists and the
anti – American resistance war, red music was loved by both people in
northern and southern Viet Nam.
- In 1975, Viet Nam became united, “nhac do” was getting more and
more well-liked.
- After the renovation period, red music is the most favorite genre
although the compete by many types of music such as pop music,
EDM, classical mucis, etc...
4. Reknowned singers
a) Man
- Artist Tran Khanh, his name attached to the song: Toi la nguoi tho lo,
Nguoi chien si ay, Ha Noi niem tin va hy vong, Thanh pho hoa phuong
đo…...

- Artist Tran Hieu famous with the song such as Ho keo phao, Toi la Le
Anh Nuoi, Anh quan buu vui tinh…
b) Woman
- Artist Thuong Huyen : Nguoi Ha Noi, Doan ve quoc quan, Du kich
song Thao, Cau ho ben bo Hien Luong …
- Artist Thanh Hoa popular with songs Tau anh qua nui, Tinh yeu tren
dong song quan ho, Bac Ho mot tinh yeu bao la …
5. Famous composer
a) Luu Huu Phuoc
Artist name

: Huynh Minh Sieng, Long Hung, Hong Chi

12/9/1921 – 8/6/1989 (67 age)
Homeland

: O Mon, Can Tho

Job

: Musician, theorist

Typical songs : Len dang, Bach Dang giang, Hon tu si, Tieng goi
thanh nien, Giai phong mien Nam...
b) Van Cao
Birth name

: Nguyen Van Cao

15/11/1923 - 10/7/1995 (71 age)
Homeland

: Hai Phong

Job

: Musician, painter, poet

Typical songs : Tien quan ca, Buon tan thu, Truong ca Song Lo, Lang
toi, Mua xuan đau tien....
c) Thuan Yen
Birth name

: Đoan Huu Cong

Artist name

:Thuan Yen

15/8/1932 – 24/5/2014 (81 age)
Homeland

: Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam

Job

: Musician

Typical songs : Bac Ho mot tinh yeu bao la, Di trong huong tram, Em
toi, Gui em o cuoi Song Hong, Khat Vong, Mau Hoa Đo...