Bringing VN’s songs to French audiences
They just enjoyed the music, bustling atmosphere and the joy of the event.
Many people stopped at the square and listened to Vietnamese songs. They sang, danced and screamed following the lyrics, which made me quite surprised. When we recognised that, we continued to play more Vietnamese songs and the audience liked them as much as the international popular songs. This was also the first time Vietnamese bands performed in Nantes at the festival.
A highlight of the show was a dance set to the music of Boná g Boná g Bang Bang, a popular Vietnamese song for kids, by 30 French and Vietnamese children. The dance attracted a big audience. courses, Polaris organises large concerts for children. In April, such a concert, titled The World As One, gathered 200 children and 50 popular artists as well as 1,000 audience members.
I also run a communications company to consult Vietnamese enterprises on communications strategy.
I spend my spare time composing music for children and adults. I set a goal for myself to publish at least one product for children a year.
I have tried my best to spend four months working in Vietä Nam and eight months in France each year. land that not many people have exploited. Its a market with both abundant potential and insufficient existing features. Insufficient because Vietnamese children have had too few choices for songs. They have to sing again and again songs composed a long time ago. Though the songs are melodious, they are no longer suitable to modern tastes. Or they have to sing adults songs and foreign songs.
The abundance lies in the fact that many composers have composed many songs for children but they have faced many obstacles to introduce their works to public.
In order to release a complete music work, it requires a proper investment in terms of finance, production, human forces and PR strategy, which may bring along no or very little profit.
Thats the reason why many songs for children may exist somewhere, but have never been released. Many composers have gradually lost their interest in composing for children.