"Golden Mai Charity" visits musician Nguyen Van Sanh and artist Thanh Mai

(NLDO) - On the morning of October 19, the "Golden Apricot Charity" program organized by the Lao Dong Newspaper with the support of Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank visited musician Nguyen Van Sanh and quan ho artist Thanh Mai.

On the morning of October 19, the "Golden Apricot Charity" program organized by the Lao Dong Newspaper with the support of Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank visited musician Nguyen Van Sanh and quan ho artist Thanh Mai. Also participating in the program was director Ton That Can - Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association.

The program "Mai Vang Nhan Ai" presented support money to musician Nguyen Van Sanh (middle) with congratulations from director Ton That Can - Vice President of Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association (left cover)

On behalf of the program, journalist Thanh Hiep presented musician Nguyen Van Sanh 10 million VND and artist Thanh Mai 5 million VND.

Musician of the movement "Sing for my people"

Musician Nguyen Van Sanh said he was very surprised by the attention of the "Golden Apricot Charity" program.

Musician Nguyen Van Sanh was born on October 20, 1948, in the old Nghia Binh province. He graduated from the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music. In 1967 - 1968, he was a member of the "Lua Hong" group of the Saigon University of Science . After the 1968 Tet Offensive, he wrote the following compositions: "My Country",... In 1969, he was a member of the Saigon Student Association's Artistic Committee and Head of the Saigon Student Artistic Group, famous for his compositions: "The Road We Travel, Great Faith", "The East Has Risen in the Pink Sun", "The Song of the Child", "Our Homeland, Victory Day", "The Laboring Sister"... He was one of the four founding musicians of the "Singing for My People" group, including: Tran Long An, Truong Quoc Khanh, Ton That Lap and Nguyen Van Sanh.

He has a deep, strong voice and is the main singer of the "Sing for my people" movement.

Musician Nguyen Van Sanh

During the years 1970 - 1972, he composed the songs: "North-South affection", "Qui Nhon shining with fire". When the country was unified, he became known for many famous songs such as: "Singing to celebrate the unification, fulfilling the dream", "Border in our heart", "You are my love". In 1977, he was elected as the head of the Youth Club (renamed the Youth Cultural House from 1979 to present).

"Musician Nguyen Van Sanh is the leader of the student movement in Ho Chi Minh City. He works seriously in art and always maintains the spirit of dedication for the Fatherland and for his compatriots" - director Ton That Can commented.

Musician Nguyen Van Sanh took the exam and studied at the university training course at Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music. In 1982, he worked at the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City, holding the position of Head of the Department of Mass Culture.

During his years studying composition at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, he wrote songs such as: "The talking bird", "I still hear Uncle Ho's voice", "Love song on the Saigon river"... In addition, he also wrote a number of instrumental works such as: "Variations for piano", "Love song", sonata for violin and piano "Stream of life".

From 2008 to now, he continues to have many compositions, especially in 2018, he was awarded the B prize by the Propaganda Department for songs composed about Uncle Ho and in 2022, he had 2 albums: " Ho Chi Minh City I Love" and "His Words Are Like Mountains and Rivers", each album includes 10 songs.

After retiring, musician Nguyen Van Sanh continued to compose and participate in the cultural and artistic movement of Ho Chi Minh City.

Musician Nguyen Van Sanh expressed his deep gratitude to the "Mai Vang Nhan Ai" program for giving him such a warm spiritual gift. This is a source of encouragement for him to continue to contribute more.

Artist Thanh Mai devotes all her love to Quan Ho

Artist Thanh Mai (also known as Thanh Tam) is currently the head of the Quan Ho Heritage Association Club in Ho Chi Minh City. She is the one who nurtures and guides many young people to Quan Ho in Ho Chi Minh City.

Receiving the support from the "Mai Vang Nhan Ai" program, she emotionally shared: "Last year, "Mai Vang Nhan Ai" visited artist Trung Kien, who is also a member of our club. At that time, we were really touched, because artist Trung Kien had a very difficult life, living in a rented house, living only by singing Quan Ho and teaching, and facing the epidemic season, he was even more miserable. The money from the "Mai Vang Nhan Ai" program helped him overcome a difficult journey.

As for me, I broke my right arm in a car accident, had surgery 4 months ago, and have been recuperating at home for 4 months. I have just recovered and have not had many shows yet. I am still doing physical therapy to recover from the accident, because my right arm is still not straight. Today, receiving the timely support of "Mai Vang Nhan Ai", I am extremely grateful."

"Mai Vang Nhan Ai" program gives support money to artisan Thanh Mai

Artist Thanh Mai studied acting and folk drama and Quan Ho at the Ha Bac Province School of Culture and Arts. She graduated in 1985 and then worked at the Dak Lak People's Radio Station. When she followed her husband to the South, she became involved in the mass arts movement as a lecturer and stager of Quan Ho folk songs.

She has been a member of the executive board of clubs including: "Duyen quan ho" (Tan Phu district, Ho Chi Minh City), Kinh Bac Quan ho poetry and singing club (TTVH district 1, Ho Chi Minh City) and is currently the head of the Quan ho club of the Ho Chi Minh City Heritage Association.

"We are rehearsing a program to celebrate the Vietnam Heritage Day" taking place on November 23 at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts. Quan Ho Club is one of five strong clubs specializing in performing traditional cultural arts such as: Southern amateur music, Cheo, Hoa Ban (Northwest singing and dancing), Vi Dam and Quan Ho" - artist Thanh Mai shared.

Artist Thanh Mai (in the lead, wearing a four-panel traditional dress) in the program "Bringing Quan Ho to schools" performing at Pham Phu Thu High School, District 6, Ho Chi Minh City

Since joining the Quan Ho Heritage Association Club of Ho Chi Minh City, she has organized lectures, performed exchanges, and brought Quan Ho to schools.

"I am extremely happy to be able to live with the profession that I love, promote and convey my experience so that young people who love folk songs can connect and form a movement. With the affection of teachers and students who love traditional arts through many schools I have been to, I am very happy to see that in Ho Chi Minh City, there are many young people who love Quan Ho" - Artist Thanh Mai said.

In the 2022-2023 school year, artist Thanh Mai will launch a program to bring Quan Ho to schools, collaborating with many artists and artisans in Ho Chi Minh City, together preserving the national cultural identity.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/van-nghe/mai-vang-nhan-ai-tham-nhac-si-nguyen-van-sanh-va-nghe-nhan-thanh-mai-2022101907433304.htm