Brilliant colors of folk culture in the MV "Mong Thuong Ngan"

The return of folk music has inspired many artists to compose and create new products from traditional music. One of the impressive MVs that has just been released has created a special impression from the music, costumes and performance, is “Mong Thuong Ngan”, performed by the Thanh Am Xanh music group, consisting of artists who graduated from the National Academy of Music and are currently active in many fields.

Colorful performance in the MV "Mong Thuong Ngan".

The MV “Mong Thuong Ngan” is inspired by the Mother Goddess religion, opening up a magical scene of the upper mountains, where 8 characters of the lord, the courtier, the girl… from the Mother Goddess religion meet. Each character has a distinctive color, along with Vietnamese traditional musical instruments.

“Mong Thuong Ngan” brings a colorful musical space with 8 female artists with drums, pipa, monochord, flute, tam thap luc… The special feature of the MV is the fresh combination of traditional and modern music when the Xa melody, one of the important melodies in hat van, has been cleverly integrated into the background of contemporary World music. This not only creates freshness but also retains the solemnity of Chau Van music.

At the same time, the combination of traditional instruments such as the pipa, zither, bamboo flute, and drums has created an all-encompassing musical space, not limited by language. Each instrument represents the cultural identity of the Vietnamese people, while bringing deep emotions to the listeners, when the artists play skillfully with the graceful, familiar bait dance in the spirit medium ritual.

The drum performance in the MV is not only a special highlight but also brings uniqueness and a vibrant, youthful atmosphere full of festive colors.

The performance costumes of the artists in the MV are also a special highlight, with careful investment and attention to every detail, from the design to the color of the scarves and shirts, contributing to creating a bright, fresh and attractive look for the performance.

The MV was directed by young director Nguyen Cong Thuc Anh and visual director Viet Vu, with the music arrangement by artists Manh Hung and Phan Thuy. Phan Thuy is also a member of the Thanh Am Xanh group, and was the one who came up with the idea for the MV.

The Thanh Am Xanh Music Group consists of 8 beautiful female members including Thanh Tam, Dieu My, Quynh Ngoc, Tu Anh, Khanh Chung, Phan Thuy, Hong Duyen, Ngoc Tran. Each of them has had different careers and achievements in music, currently doing different jobs but are united by their love of traditional music.

The Thanh Am Xanh music group was inspired by the community project of the same name “Thanh Am Xanh - music leading the way to the green forest”; and accompanied the campaign “For 1 million Vietnamese bamboo trees” - a solution to green bare hills, prevent flash floods, build a green environment for Vietnam, bringing economic benefits to people through bamboo products.

The band representative said that the members all feel very lucky to have been able to access the spiritual values and meanings of the nation that our ancestors left us through sounds, rhythms, and traditional instruments.

“We are aware of our responsibility and mission to spread culture in the process of practicing art; we hope to contribute to spreading the Vietnamese musical instrument widely, more popularly to the cultural and artistic life of music lovers and especially the young generation. The sound of traditional musical instruments is an effective method to preserve culture through many generations; and from there, arouse love for the ancient capital. This is also the motivation for us to constantly innovate so that the flow of tradition can continue” – the representative of the musical group said.

The band has achieved a number of successes in the music industry.

Thanh Am Xanh aims to be a contemporary, energetic music group that is closer to many audiences - especially young audiences - in order to preserve national identity in general and traditional musical instruments in particular.

The group has achieved many successes with its musical products, such as Second Prize - National Traditional Instrument Ensemble Competition with the work "Tay Nguyen Suite" - composed by People's Artist Tran Quy, arranged by Phan Thuy in 2023.

It is not difficult to see the strong comeback of folk music in the general music flow in recent times. Traditional music is performed by talented artists, breathing into it not only the beauty of thousands of years of history, but also the new vitality, the youthfulness of modern life. It is musical products like this that are contributing to spreading the love and desire to learn, listen and enjoy traditional music of young people in particular and audiences in general today.

With the MV "Mong Thuong Ngan", Thanh Am Xanh is on a journey to realize a dream about Vietnamese culture and beliefs through music, to continue the original values of the nation.

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