US Ambassador extends Tet greetings in "Rap Viet" style

US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink extended Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings to Vietnamese people in a creative and also trendy way this year, a rap song, which hit more than 13,000 likes and 1,800 shares on Facebook within just 18 hours.
US Ambassador extends Tet greetings in "Rap Viet" style ảnh 1US Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink shows his love for "ca phe sua da," Vietnamese-style coffee in the music video. (Screenphoto)
Hanoi (VNA) – US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink extended Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings to Vietnamese people in a creative andalso trendy way this year, a rap song, which hit more than 13,000 likes and1,800 shares on Facebook within just 18 hours.

In a music video released on its official Facebook page on lateFebruary 8, the US Embassy in Hanoi said “with all his affection for Vietnam,together with enthusiastic guidance from the amazing coach Wowy, #AmbassadorKritenbrink’sLunar New Year musical masterpiece gained the praise of one of Vietnam’s toprap artist - Binz Da Poet, who called the Ambassador’s rap, “Amazing, GoodJob!”

The three-minute video starts off with Kritenbrink showinghis enthusiasm for Rap Viet, one of the most popular reality shows in Vietnamlast year, and then meeting with one of the TV show’s coaches, rapper Wowy.

“I’m Dan. I’m from Nebraska. I’m not a big city boy,” rapsKritenbrink while he walks the main streets in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City withWowy. “Then three years ago I moved to Hanoi.”

“Check the calendar, Tet is coming soon. Can Tho and Da Nangare in the mood,” he continues.

The lyric is a mixture of English and Vietnamese as theambassador sings “Xuan xuan oi, xuan da ve!” (Spring! Spring is finally here),calling Vietnamese to “clean the house now, friends are on the way” and “getready to party from Ha Giang to Ca Mau.”

US Ambassador extends Tet greetings in "Rap Viet" style ảnh 2US Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink sings the rap song with the help of coach Wowy in popular tourist attractions in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, such as Hoan Kiem Lake, the Hanoi Opera House, and HCM City Post Office. (Screenphoto)
“Tet in Vietnam is the tops,” the lyric says.

Kritenbrink also shows his love for hotpots and “caphe sua da” (iced coffee with condensed milk) and promises to bring “li xi”(lucky money) with him everywhere he goes.

He wishes everybody a peaceful New Year, singing “Ourfriendship endures, US and Vietnam, from now to forever. We’re trustedpartners, prospering together!”

Daniel Kritenbrink has taken over his mission as the USAmbassador to Vietnam since October 2017./.

VNA

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