Red music stories: Revolutionary songs in a new coat

From million views to hot TikT ok

After more than a year on air, the program Anh trai vu ngan cong gai 2024 has achieved many successes. As a program aimed at young audiences, the music genre of each episode is quite diverse, but surprisingly, the red music performances are especially popular. Accordingly, the performance Me yeu con in the final round has, to date, received nearly 15 million views on YouTube - an extremely impressive number, while Chiec khan Pieu and Ao mua dong have also achieved remarkable achievements, with 7 million and 1.8 million views respectively.

The performance "Mom loves me" attracted a huge number of views.

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Following that success, towards the national holiday, many artists also released products that renewed their red music. One can mention Viet Thu with the EP Giai dieu to quoc including famous songs such as Bai ca may ao, Co gai mo duong, Tinh ca ... renewed with many new styles such as alternative rock, trap, house... Duc Tuan after the album Nhung bai ca khong quen The singer who made his mark 10 years ago also returned with part 2 called 50 , including 11 songs with diverse arrangements of genres such as symphonic rock, swing, rap, pop-rock... With a luxurious color and the strength of semi-classical, the male singer continues to make an impression and surprise, especially the collaboration with rapper Dinh Tien Dat in the song "Dat Nuoc Tron Niem Vui" .

On this occasion, Oplus group also released EP #1945 , including classic songs such as "Tieng pestle tren Soc Bom Bo", "Doan ve quoc quan" ... and new compositions about the homeland and country, performed in acapella style and harmonious arrangements... Besides the music, the visual part of this project was also inspired by the postage stamp, which is a symbol of communication lines. Another famous band, the rock group Ngu Cung, also unexpectedly renewed the song "La do" with the spirit of "connecting heritage - towards the future", when combined with a bit of folk elements, thereby bringing many new feelings to the familiar song by musician Hoang Hiep, with lyrics by Nguyen Dinh Thi.

Sharing with Thanh Nien about the audience's reaction to the project Giai dieu to quoc , male singer Viet Thu said: "The songs in the EP were warmly received by young audiences on social networks, especially TikTok. In the comments section, many audiences were excited and attracted by my new arrangement and the way I performed, although new, still maintained the spirit of the work. Many people also asked questions about singing, especially singing in the Southern dialect, as well as wanting more karaoke songs to sing along. Those are the things that make me very happy. Through that, we can see that listeners still like new and good things."

The Piêu scarf was warmly received at concerts.

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Refresh in the spirit of "openness"

As a genre of music with a heroic spirit and an important position in history, renewing red music also requires understanding and caution. Talking more about how he does it, Viet Thu said: "I have the perspective of a young person who loves red music and cultural history. Becoming a storyteller after 50 years of peace, I choose a gentle view of the times that is in line with the country's innovation trend. At the same time, as a well-educated person, I know how to preserve the spirit of red music, how to blend the new and the old so that the spirit that the musicians convey is not lost." He also shared: "When renewing red music, the most important thing is to do it with all your heart and have understanding. This is also true for all genres, because each genre or branch of music has its own distinct characteristics."

Red music renewal projects launched recently

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Duc Tuan also confided that normally with revolutionary music albums, the performer and the listener will often default to the typical harmony and singing style, so the music will be relatively consistent from beginning to end. But with 50, in an "open" spirit, he and producer Le Thanh Tam have directed the songs to the "space" of today, so that the songs become familiar and close to young audiences as if they were songs of the present. However, because they are still based on the musical spirit and historical context when the song was released, the original value of the songs is still preserved. And through this project, young people can sing and still feel like those works were written for them.

This fusion with the spirit of youth can also be seen at the 4 recent concerts Anh trai vu ngan cong gai , when the audience always exploded with emotions every time the melodies of the red songs sounded. For example, the song Me yeu con still retains the soulful, profound sound of the late musician Nguyen Van Ty, but the artists also added a rap part or a newly created X-part like a dialogue between many generations. Meanwhile, the song Chiec khan Pieu was remixed with an electronic style combined with typical Northwest sounds. When witnessing the innovation, the author - musician Doan Nho shared that each generation has its own musical language, so he himself was very surprised and happy when his song reached the new generation.

The Oplus group said that with the mixes and performances that reflect the breath of the times, the group hopes that this EP will be a connecting thread between generations born during the war, the post-war period and today's Gen Z generation. The group also revealed that #1945 is a project that only has a starting point and no end point, so in the future there will be many more series to be made... From the above, it can be seen that red music always has an attraction for the new generation, if the artists know how to adapt, both maintaining the core spirit but also developing further to suit the breath of the times.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nhung-cau-chuyen-nhac-do-ca-khuc-cach-mang-khoac-chiec-ao-moi-185250501192932519.htm