10 Favorite Vietnamese Ballad Albums
Being sick allows me to relax and revisit 10 of my favorites albums.
10. Nguyen Khang’s Trinh Ca: While there are tons of Trinh Cong Son album, this one feels so closed and personal because of Nguyen Khang’s raw voice and straight-to-the-heart delivery.
09. Quang Ly’s Noi Nho Mua Dong: His charming voice and unique delivery of the timeless ballads are hard to resist.
08. 5 Dong Ke’s Tu Tinh Ca: These girls know how to turn popular ballads into intoxicating a cappella style.
07. Thanh Lam’s Tu Su: This album was the pre-Le Minh Son era and Thanh Lam’s voice was hypnotizing without belting.
06 Hong Nhung’s Doan Khuc Thu Ha Noi: Listening to this album is like taking a musical tour of Ha Hoi. It’s a perfect concept album.
05. Tung Duong’s Chay Tron: Beside the mesmerizing bossa nova title track and the deep blues “Trang Khat,” the album showcases Tung Duong’s various styles.
04. Duc Tuan’s Doi Mat Nguoi Son Tay: Duc Tuan has done fabulous job of covering Pham Dinh Chuong’s tunes by giving them a fresh vibe.
03. Thuy Vu’s Thang Sau Troi Mua: I could listen to his deep, gentle, charming baritone all day. When will the next album drop?
02. Ngoc Khue’s Giot Suong Bay Len: Ngoc Khue has a musical style of her own and this album is like no others. It’s simply jaw-dropping.
01. Tuan Ngoc’s Giot Le Cho Ngan Sau: Here is a perfect album from song choices to arrangements to deliveries. Just amazing.
1 & 4 - Smile!
Hola Donny,
What a great site! I love the immage you design in this site. It initially looks simple, but is actually so inspiring!
I share most (8) of your 10 favourite albums. I just wonder, you are from My Tho but you have great feelings about Ha Noi (even more than many Hanoians like me, I guess).
Love to see your updated work.
Thanks.
Hung, Spain
Thanks Hung for your compliment. Glad you like the graphic. The blur effect on “Con Say” is obvious, but the bottom half of “doi” was cut off to signifies the graveyard similar to “mo bia” you see in Viet Nam. :)
Donny,
I like a few (#1,3 and 5) on your list. How come I don’t see any KhanhLy (pre75) singing TCS here? Maybe you only list recent cd.
BTW, I think you should do a top 10 or 5 list of yearly cd and song that you have listened since you are very informed about music. That would be fun to talk about.
Thanks
Off topic but hope you all like it
(http://saigonline.com/hkn/queviet/resources/nhacviet/bichlien/index.html)
Oh man, Bich Lien has such a high soprano. It’s irritating. If you like Thai Thanh, you might like Bich Lien. Thanks for sharing, though.
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