Vietnam star

Vietnam star performs in capital

Country pop sensation Le Minh Son will be giving local fans a treat with live performances on August 1 and 2 at the Ha noi Opera House.

Following his first hit show in 2007, this is Son's second head-lining performance. Son said he will have a surprise for fans this year, with 10 new original songs he has yet to release.

"They are in a totally new style, different than what fans are used to hearing from Le Minh Son," he said.

Fans shouldn't be too worried, as the show titled Le Minh Son-Netviet will also include the favourites that made him famous such as Ben Bo Ao Nha Minh, Gio Mua Ve, Cap Ba La, Nang Len, Chuon Chuon Ot and Got Sen. A line-Up of pop stars will be joining him including Thanh Lam, Ngoc Khue, Tung Duong, Trong Tan, Khanh Linh and Ha Linh.

While Son treated audiences last year with his singing voice, this year he plans to stick to the guitar with Xuan Phuong joining him on the piano.

Son's combination of pop music and Vietnamese traditional tunes has lead to much discussion among music critics, the media and music fans alike.

Born in 1975, Son trained for 15 years as a classical guitarist at the Ha noi Conservatory. At the beginning of 2000, Son tried his hand at composing and rose to fame after his first songs Ben Bo Ao Nha Minh and Chuon Chuon Ot were performed by Ngoc Khue. Khue had risen to fame with Vietnam's own version of American Idol, Sao Mai Diem Hen, in 2004.

While Son's music was originally shunned by conservative Vietnamese music fans, he triggered a new wave as audiences began to love his daring adoption of music forms previously unheard of in Vietnam While Son didn't go much beyond formula pop tunes, he borrowed from Vietnamese folk melodies, making him stand out from other Vietnamese pop composers.

Last year, tickets to his show were sold at up to VND3 million (US$200) on the black market, ten times what he expected. He has since released 11 different albums. One of these albums sold more than 40,000 copies in Vietnam, where a sale of 25,000 or more is considered a hit album.

Tickets to this year's show will be on sale at the Ha Noi Opera House, with prices ranging from VND200,000-400,000.

(Source: Viet Nam News)

Tag: Ha Noi , Hue , Train , Viet Nam , Vietnam , Vietnamese

Vietnam star performs in capital

Vietnam Tour News


Vietnam welcomes over 2.6 million foreign tourists - Foreign tourists to Vietnam (31-7-2008) Vietnam received more than 2.6 million international visitors in the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year increase of 10.6 percent, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
First Dong Ho folk painting centre inaugurated (29-7-2008) The first ever centre for preservation and introduction of Dong Ho folk paintings was inaugurated on July 25 in northern Bac ninh province.
Filmmakers go abroad in search of funds - Vietnamese filmmakers (29-7-2008) Vietnamese filmmakers are spending long hours abroad seeking funds to make movies.
US keeps funding VN air safety, direct flights expected next year (28-7-2008) The US Trade and Development Agency has signed an agreement with the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport on financing the second and third phases of an ongoing project aimed to enhance Viet Nam’s safety oversight capacity.
An access to ASEAN tourism Forum 2009: Vietnam has already well-prepared (28-7-2008) Followed by successes of the conferences, after meeting high ranking officials of tourism sector at the ATF 2008, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr. Hoang Tuan Anh realized that foreign partners already set strong belief on a successful ATF 2009 in Vietnam
Da Ong lake, a new tourism destination of Bac Giang (28-7-2008) Located in the north of Lan Gioi Commune, Tan Yen District, Bac Giang Province is Tan Thanh or Da Ong Lake, an attractive and interesting destination.
Binh Dinh all set for mega festival (28-7-2008) With just a week to go before the Binh Dinh festival kicks off on August 1, the hometown of the legendary Emperor Quang Trung is agog.
Dong Ho Folk Paintings Find New Lease of Life (26-7-2008) Bac ninh province yesterday opened a center for preserving, displaying and supplying information on Dong Ho woodcut prints, considered among Viet Nam’s finest folk arts.
New tour tracing Ly Thai To’s capital movement process launched (26-7-2008) A waterborne tour from Hoa lu old capital in Ninh binh to Chuong Duong wharf in Hanoi and vice versa is to be launched in September by Red River Tourism Development and Investment Firm.
Mui Ne: Asia’s prime spot for summer - Hon Rom and Ca Na beaches (26-7-2008) Famous for its resorts that line the coast, Binh Thuan Province also is home to white sand dunes, groves of coconut trees, and vast fields of dragon fruit lining the roads near the popular resort town of Mui ne
Phong Nha-Ke Bang festival to open (25-7-2008) one-day festival celebrating the fifth anniversary of Phong Nha-Ke Bang, a World Natural Heritage recognised by UNESCO, will be held in the evening on July 26 in Son Trach commune, Quang Binh province.
Tay Son- Binh Dinh Festival: “Convergence and Development” (24-7-2008) Binh Dinh People’s Committee and Center for Research, Preservation and Development of Ethnic Culture held a press conference on Tay Son – Binh Dinh Festival named “Convergence and Development”.
Mai Linh Tourism closes City Look service (24-7-2008) City Look, a bus service to carry visitors around Ho chi minh city for sightseeing, was stopped recently, announced Mai Linh Tourism Company.
Theme park built in Ha Tay (23-7-2008) The first phase of Bao son Paradise, a modern cultural tourism and entertainment park in Ha tay province, will be completed early next month.
Signing for Mrs. World Pageant to be Held at Rex Hotel (22-7-2008) The signing ceremony of the Mrs. World Pageant 2009 to take place in the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will be held at Rex Hotel in Ho chi minh city Tuesday evening.
VNAT recognizes ITE as national travel fair (22-7-2008) The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has recognized the annual International Travel Expo HCMC, or ITE HCMC, as a national travel event to attract international buyers to the country.
City Launches Design Contest for the 2010 Lunar New Year Flower Festival (21-7-2008) A design contest for the HCMC 2010 Lunar New Year Flower Festival open to local enterprises, architects, painters, students of universities of fine arts and architects has just been launched by the organization committee.
Hundred-year-old costume made of tree bark discovered - Mang Canh village (20-7-2008) An overcoat and a dress made of the bark of the “gio bau” tree (aquilaria) have been found in the house of Mr. A Xe of the Xe Dang ethnic minority group in Mang Canh village, Kon Plong District, in the Central Highlands Province of Kon Tum.
Tay Son – Binh Dinh Festival broadcast live on TV (20-7-2008) Some main activities of the Tay Son – Binh Dinh Festival will be broadcast live on television.
Vietnam Tea Days held in Hanoi (20-7-2008) The fifth Vietnam Tea Days officially opened in Ly Thai To flower garden in downtown Hanoi on July 19 to honour tea culture and promote the Vietnamese tea trademark.