Ngu Cung launches "brainchild" after 10 years of nurturing

On the afternoon of January 1, Ngu Cung band held a launch event for "Album III - Heritage" marking the return of this band with a new lineup. This is the brainchild that the band has cherished for 10 years with works "strongly Ngu Cung", that is, bringing the breath of folk heritage into Rock music.

Tran Thang - Leader of Ngu Cung band shared that preserving heritage lies not only in actions but also in the awareness of each individual.

"Anyone can tell stories about Vietnam's heritage, but to remember them for a long time and engrave them in the mind, music is the most perfect thing. Intangible cultural heritages, natural heritages, and huge historical treasures... are the inspiration for Ngu Cung to write and preserve heritage through their music," said Tran Thang.

Ngũ Cung tung — Ngu Cung band and manager Bui Thanh Ha shared about the album "Heritage" at the press conference. Photo: Nam Nguyen

The new album with the theme "Heritage" is a collection of 11 works that have been released and have not been released although they have been completed such as: Don em tro ve, Man Le 1979, Co Doi Thuong Ngan, Yeu, Chung mot uoc mo ... The album also has works with lyrics that are the legacies left by the late musician Tuan Long, although they were completed before his death but have not been introduced to the public such as: Jumping fire to pray for rain (culture of the Pa Then ethnic group), About childhood, Son Doong , especially newly composed songs such as: Song khac di, Me Thien Nhien.

The album features a collaboration between Ngu Cung and many other artists such as: musician Nguyen Duc Cuong, musician Nguyen Duc Long, singer Tang Ngan Ha, musician Nguyen Tien Dat, singer Phuong Thanh, bass artist Nguyen Minh Duc...

"Up until now, Ngu Cung's message to the Rock-loving public has always been consistent, which is to use music to introduce the beauty and goodness of Vietnamese culture and heritage.

In the previous two albums, Ngu Cung introduced and told many stories about intangible cultural heritage. This time, besides the uniqueness of tangible heritage values, we continue to outline through music the beauty of cultural heritage, nature, and people.

Rock album launch of Ngu Cung. Photo: Nam Nguyen

Therefore, the name "Heritage" for album III is the most suitable. This is also our wish for the audience to feel that Ngu Cung, through its music, tells the story of heritage to the listeners, so that the story of culture and art will last forever," Mr. Bui Thanh Ha shared.

Ngu Cung releases Heritage album - "brainchild" 10 years in the making

The band's return to the music scene this time will include new members Hong Phi (main vocal), Xuan Bach (Bassist) and Hoang Bac (Guitarist). Although they are young artists, with their musical thinking and meticulousness in their works, they were invited to collaborate by band leader Tran Thang.

Hoang Xuan Bach (Bassist, 18 years old) has pursued a professional music career since he was 7 years old, in a family with a musical tradition. When he was only 12 years old, Bach passed the entrance exam to the classical guitar department of the National Academy of Music. After 5 years of studying classical guitar, Bach switched to the school's Jazz department and began studying Bass Guitar professionally.

Hoang Xuan Bac (Guitarist, 18 years old) is a young artist studying Jazz Guitar at the Vietnam National Academy of Music. Having studied music since the age of 7 and exposed to rock from a very young age, Xuan Bac soon became passionate about this seemingly thorny but emotional music genre.

Le Hong Phi (Main vocal) has pursued art since the age of 16 and was a soldier at the Military University of Culture and Arts. Coming out of the Voice of Vietnam (The Voice 2017) competition, Hong Phi was highly appreciated for his powerful, delicate voice and most impressively his high note techniques when performing.

With the desire to continue the "legacy" that previous generations have left behind and tell folklore stories in the unique style of Ngu Cung, these will certainly be the next generation of rock artists who will devote themselves to the audience.

In particular, Ngu Cung will easily convey historical stories and national heritage treasures to more young audiences through its own music.

For nearly 20 years in the music market, Ngu Cung has always brought many emotions to audiences and rock fans with compositions that combine cultural and folk colors. Leader Tran Thang always orients himself in a "different style" in the Rock community: "Preserving heritage is not only about actions, but also about the awareness of each individual".

Band Manager, Mr. Bui Thanh Ha also said that a special work in this album is the captivating presence of the World Natural Heritage Son Doong in the fiery spirit of Rock.

"Only when listening to Ngu Cung's Son Doong can listeners feel how it burns. Through his music, Ngu Cung expresses the majestic, wild beauty and unique features of this World Natural Heritage.

"Based on the emotion of seeing Son Doong so beautiful, majestic and wonderful, we asked ourselves why there is not a musical work about this heritage. We hope that the public will feel that beauty by listening and feeling Son Doong through Ngu Cung's music," Mr. Bui Thanh Ha confided.

Album III - Heritage is one of many projects that Ngu Cung will launch and carry out in the near future. Among them are MV projects with "huge" investments in equipment, crew, brainpower... and locations that are extremely magnificent natural heritages.

Source: https://danviet.vn/ngu-cung-ra-mat-dua-con-tinh-than-ap-u-10-nam-20241102085812048.htm