60 years of echoing 'Quang Binh, my homeland'

60 years ago (1964), after a business trip to Quang Binh , musician Hoang Van released the song Quang Binh, my homeland , and not long after that, with the voice of singer Kim Oanh and a group of female singers, Quang Binh, my homeland, resounded majestically and passionately on the waves of Voice of Vietnam Radio . Since then, Quang Binh, my homeland, has spread throughout the country, especially to the people of Quang Binh, to the point that until now, anyone who comes to Quang Binh, or even just mentions Quang Binh, thinks of and suddenly hums the lyrics of Quang Binh, my homeland.

Musician Hoang Van in his youth

For a long time now, the song "Quang Binh, my homeland" has become the theme song of Quang Binh Radio Station, which resounds every morning, signaling a new, joyful and bustling day. Over the past 60 years, "Quang Binh, my homeland" has become one of the first and best songs of the "provincial song" genre, a song about a locality, in the Vietnamese revolutionary music scene.

Singer Kim Oanh

Musician Hoang Van's real name is Le Van Ngo. He was born on July 24, 1930 in Hanoi and died on April 2, 2018 at the age of 88. Musician Hoang Van's musical career is closely linked to the changes in the nation's history through the two resistance wars against France and the US.

Kim Dong Publishing House and musician Hoang Van's family launched the book Musician Hoang Van - For the Future... in 2022. The book was written and compiled by his daughter - music doctor Le Y Linh.

Along with the "provincial song" Quang Binh, my homeland , Hoang Van is also the author of other famous musical works such as: Ho keo Phao, considered the "military song" of the artillery soldiers of the Vietnam People's Army, I am a miner, considered the "career song" of miners, Bai ca cong dung , considered the "industry song" of construction workers. Besides, Love of the land and water, Singing about rice plants today, Bai ca tinh ban, Tinh ca Tay Nguyen ... have made Hoang Van a great musician of the country. He is considered a monument of modern Vietnamese music. In 2000, musician Hoang Van was honored to receive the Ho Chi Minh Prize for Literature and Arts presented by the President.

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