Young artists of Military Region 4's Art Troupe renew 'Song of Unification'
Singer Nguyen Nam Giang, from the 4th Military Region Performing Arts Troupe, has just released the MV "Unification Song" to celebrate the 30/4 holiday. Nam Giang said that he has been planning a project to renew revolutionary songs and the song "Unification Song" he chose for this occasion has received positive feedback from music lovers.
Stemming from the great spiritual meaning of the phrase "national reunification", towards the great ceremony50th anniversary of the liberation of the South and national reunification, Nam Giang realized that "Unification Song" is a joyful, radiant, and proud melody that will be sung by many people in these days. Therefore, he "ordered" a young musician also from Nghe An, who is working in Hanoi, to re-arrange "Unification Song" to suit his voice, as well as the current taste of young people enjoying revolutionary music.
“Song of Unification” by musician Vo Van Di, arranged by flutist Phan Ba Sang, born in 2001, from Thanh Chuong, in a fast tempo, 4/4 time signature, imbued with the bold, cheerful character of Central Vietnam’s folk songs.
The prelude of the new arrangement is gentle and calm, then reaches a climax in the chorus. There are some embellishments of the monochord, which are typical of traditional instruments.
The final highlight of the MV is the singer singing along with children, the future buds of the country, and that is also the message that singer Nam Giang wants to send to the young generation.
Nam Giang said: "When discussing with the composer, I also reminded him that the song was inherently very good, very beautiful and hearty, so my job was to convey all of that meaning, but the arrangement had to ensure new elements, rich in personality, so that the audience wouldn't get bored when listening to the old song."
The author of "Song of Unification" is musician Vo Van Di (1932-2005) from Nghi Loc, Nghe An. The musician's daughter shared that the first emotions that led musician Vo Van Di to write "Song of Unification" were the moment he heard the news of the historic victory on April 30, 1975 while on a boat from the North to the South to perform.
The song is considered the pinnacle of the musician's writing career and 50 years after the country was completely independent and entered a new era, the song still resonates in the hearts of the Vietnamese people.
The first artist to perform the song was People's Artist Thu Hien. At that time, musician Vo Van Di lived in the same apartment complex as People's Artist Thu Hien. After the song was composed, musician Vo Van Di immediately gave it to Thu Hien. He once said that Thu Hien was the one who sang this song best, conveying most fully the meaning and emotions of the notes and lyrics in "Unification Song". After Thu Hien, many other artists also performed "Unification Song" very successfully.
According to the archives of VOV, there are two recordings, the first performed by People's Artist Thu Hien, the second by artist Kim Phuc. Later, many other singers also chose the song "Unification Song" to sing such as: Quang Linh, Thanh Thanh Hien - Ho Quang, Pham Phuong Thao, Hong Lien, Trong Tan, Bui Thuy - Trang Dung, Dinh Trang...
Singer Nam Giang's full name is Nguyen Nam Giang, born in 1999, from Hung Chinh, Vinh City.
Nam Giang graduated from the Military University of Culture and Arts and joined the Military Region 4 Art Troupe in 2023. He won the first prize of the Sao Mai Nghe An 2019 award; the second prize of the Sao Mai Central Highlands 2019 award. In 2021, he was specially recruited directly into the army while studying at the Military University of Culture and Arts.
In the past 2 years, Nam Giang won 2 Silver Medals at the 2023 Military Professional Performance and was honored as the Outstanding Young Face of Nghe An province in 2024.
