Young singers prefer performing sentimental love songs at major shows and concerts as the easier way to attract audiences. (Source: cattiensa.com)HCM City (VNA) - Youngmusicians and producers are driving the music industry, but many artists saidtheir work, while popular, lacks gravitas and is too focused on love themes.
Young musiciansprefer to create soft music about loneliness and unrequited love, musician PhanLong said at a recent seminar held by the HCM City Music Association.
"Some singers and their producers boast they have discoverednew genres, but their tunes are copies or variations of American and Koreansongs,” he said.
"It’s fine to learn from foreign countries but local musicians shouldchoose songs that preserve national characteristics.”
Musician Nguyen Quang Vinh, vice chairman of the association, called forrevitalising music in the country.
"I enjoy new music by young musicians like Nguyen Vinh Tien and Le Minh Sonin Hanoi and Nguyen Van Chung and The Hien in HCM City. Many of their songs arebased on folk music that combines pop and folk,” he said.
However, he said that in large love songs and sentimental lyrics dominating themusic market.
More than 50 musicians, composers, producers and critics, including stalwartslike Khanh Vinh and Nguyen Ngoc Thien, who were instrumental in developingVietnamese music, attended the seminar.
"It’s fine to learn from foreign countries but local musicians shouldchoose songs that preserve national characteristics.”
Musician Nguyen Quang Vinh, vice chairman of the association, called forrevitalising music in the country.
"I enjoy new music by young musicians like Nguyen Vinh Tien and Le Minh Sonin Hanoi and Nguyen Van Chung and The Hien in HCM City. Many of their songs arebased on folk music that combines pop and folk,” he said.
However, he said that in large love songs and sentimental lyrics dominating themusic market.
More than 50 musicians, composers, producers and critics, including stalwartslike Khanh Vinh and Nguyen Ngoc Thien, who were instrumental in developingVietnamese music, attended the seminar.
Romantic creations by composers Vo Thien Thanh, Thanh Tam and PhuongUyen have given a fresh and exciting dimension to the music scene.
They have used folk music and pop to attract young and old audiencealike.
Their albums of traditional folk music recorded by singers like Cam Ly, ThanhThuy and Uyen Trang have often climbed to the top of the charts voted by HCMCity Radio’s FM Channel and music online forums, usually a few weeks afterbeing released.
Singer Thuy of the Military Zone 7 Art Troupe, said: "I was born and grewup with folk tunes. I hope my songs will encourage younger generations todiscover and love the music."
"While music comes and goes quickly from the market, no one can deny folksongs’ endurance in praising of the country, its people and their lives,"the 40-year-old said.
Thuy is part of the generation of veteran singers like Ai Xuan and Quang Lywho, with their strong and sweet voices, were favourites of millions of peoplearound the region when they performed folk songs on radio and TV in the 1980sand 1990s.
Thuy’s songs, mostly written by talented musicians and songwriters such asLuu Nhat Vu and An Thuyen, encouraged young people to dedicate their lives to amore noble purpose.
Music producers and showrunners, however, do not often invite folk singers tosing in their shows.
Thuy and her colleagues have difficulties finding a position in the country’sentertainment market.
“I have never given up my music,” said Trang, winner of the 2011 Mai Vang (GoldenApricot) Award for Best Singer in folk music launched annually by thecity’s Nguoi Lao Dong (Labourer) newspaper.
“I believe that people are wrong to think that youngsters are only interestedin hearing songs about the pain of love and rebellion."
"We have a huge number of fans around the country, from differentbackgrounds, who love to listen to romantic and folk music," said thepromising talent.
Trang whipped up a storm among fans, old and young, when she recorded therevolutionary Co gai Sai Gon di tai dan (Female AmmunitionBearer who Comes from Saigon) composed by Luu Nhat Vu, on her first album oftraditional and folk music called Dong song va tieng hat (Riverand The Voice), released in 2015.
The album is still a hit on online music forums.
Her success shocked many singers who seem to prefer pop and rock songs.
According to Cam Ly, who has more than 20 years in singing folk music, a bigproblem is that singers lack quality folk songs.
“While pop-dance singers have many choices, we have so few. Young musiciansprefer creating more fashionable songs than traditional tunes because it’seasier to reach fame,” she said.
Ly said music producers should invest in both people and facilities to producemore quality products featuring romantic folk and country songs.
"TV stations and music show organisers need to pay decent royalties toartists who write and perform traditional music", she added.-VNA
They have used folk music and pop to attract young and old audiencealike.
Their albums of traditional folk music recorded by singers like Cam Ly, ThanhThuy and Uyen Trang have often climbed to the top of the charts voted by HCMCity Radio’s FM Channel and music online forums, usually a few weeks afterbeing released.
Singer Thuy of the Military Zone 7 Art Troupe, said: "I was born and grewup with folk tunes. I hope my songs will encourage younger generations todiscover and love the music."
"While music comes and goes quickly from the market, no one can deny folksongs’ endurance in praising of the country, its people and their lives,"the 40-year-old said.
Thuy is part of the generation of veteran singers like Ai Xuan and Quang Lywho, with their strong and sweet voices, were favourites of millions of peoplearound the region when they performed folk songs on radio and TV in the 1980sand 1990s.
Thuy’s songs, mostly written by talented musicians and songwriters such asLuu Nhat Vu and An Thuyen, encouraged young people to dedicate their lives to amore noble purpose.
Music producers and showrunners, however, do not often invite folk singers tosing in their shows.
Thuy and her colleagues have difficulties finding a position in the country’sentertainment market.
“I have never given up my music,” said Trang, winner of the 2011 Mai Vang (GoldenApricot) Award for Best Singer in folk music launched annually by thecity’s Nguoi Lao Dong (Labourer) newspaper.
“I believe that people are wrong to think that youngsters are only interestedin hearing songs about the pain of love and rebellion."
"We have a huge number of fans around the country, from differentbackgrounds, who love to listen to romantic and folk music," said thepromising talent.
Trang whipped up a storm among fans, old and young, when she recorded therevolutionary Co gai Sai Gon di tai dan (Female AmmunitionBearer who Comes from Saigon) composed by Luu Nhat Vu, on her first album oftraditional and folk music called Dong song va tieng hat (Riverand The Voice), released in 2015.
The album is still a hit on online music forums.
Her success shocked many singers who seem to prefer pop and rock songs.
According to Cam Ly, who has more than 20 years in singing folk music, a bigproblem is that singers lack quality folk songs.
“While pop-dance singers have many choices, we have so few. Young musiciansprefer creating more fashionable songs than traditional tunes because it’seasier to reach fame,” she said.
Ly said music producers should invest in both people and facilities to producemore quality products featuring romantic folk and country songs.
"TV stations and music show organisers need to pay decent royalties toartists who write and perform traditional music", she added.-VNA
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