The Vietnam War had culminated since 1965 with the direct intervention of the American military force and its allies in the South of Vietnam. It is in the most challenging period of the war that flourished the Vietnam Modern Music typical Saigonese and appeared a constellation of composers and singers making the 1960s and 1970s the golden age of southerner Vietnamese pop music. Among these artists is the talented Nguyễn Văn Đông (1932 - 2018) - who composed a series of beautiful songs that described a true picture of Vietnam in all its facets in times of hardship. His ballads are characterized by beautiful and sentimental lyrics, suave and melodious tunes focusing on every day themes ranging from romantic love, Christmas feeling, nostalgia, broken heart, soldier’s sentiment, patriotism etc. His gracious melodies have stayed in the heart of the Vietnamese through age marking the belle epoque of Vietnamese pop culture in the last decades of 20th century. This article presents Nguyen Van Dong, one of the greatest composers of Vietnamese yellow music and his famous songs that have entered the life of generations of the Vietnamese and still valued to present and contributed to the rich and diverse treasure of Asian pop culture.

Authors:
Tien Ly Quyet, Eastern International University, Vietnam

About the Presenter(s)
Dr TIEN LY QUYET is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at Eastern International University in Vietnam

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