On May 21, the exhibition “Trinh Cong Son – Inspiration from Zen and Coffee” officially opened. This is the first thematic exhibition about Trinh Cong Son held in Buon Ma Thuot – the birthplace of the late musician and will last until the end of August 2023.
When modern Vietnamese music began to develop, from around the beginning of the 20th century until now, musician Trinh Cong Son was one of the great figures of this period. His music is widely known to the public at home and abroad because his works are associated with profound philosophies of life, becoming an endless source of inspiration for artistic creation. Many music critics have discussed the lyrics in Trinh's music as contributing to the development of a Zen lifestyle, including American professor John C. Schafer who wrote: "Listening to Trinh Cong Son's music for many Vietnamese is almost like listening to a sutra" ...
The story of Trinh Cong Son’s music that began in a coffee shop in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) has spread strongly to many of his fans. However, not all audiences know that the late musician was born and raised in Lac Giao village, now Buon Ma Thuot city – the homeland of the world’s best Robusta coffee beans.
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| Representatives of Dak Lak Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, musician Trinh Cong Son's family, experts and guests attended the exhibition. |
Coming to the exhibition “Trinh Cong Son – Inspiration from Zen and Coffee”, visitors will be able to explore and learn about the extremely poetic stories from the lifetime of the talented musician with his daily coffee-enjoying habits as well as the Zen nature in his musical legacy. “Inspiration from Zen and Coffee” is interwoven throughout the musician’s creative life as well as the projects and art products that Trung Nguyen Legend has launched and introduced to the public based on that inspiration.
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| Guests in the program visit the exhibition space. |
The exhibition started with excitement when Trinh Cong Son's songs were mixed by the Chi Ri Ria band, from the Dak Lak Province Ethnic Song and Dance Troupe, with traditional musical instruments of the Central Highlands ethnic groups such as: T'rung, Dinh Pad, Ching ding, drums...
At the opening ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Trung Truc, representative of musician Trinh Cong Son's family, shared: "When we received information that the World Coffee Museum planned to organize an exhibition about Mr. Son with the theme "Inspiration from Zen and Coffee", and just two words "Zen" and "Coffee" have said almost everything about our family's brother. This is also one of the family's orientations in preserving and spreading more deeply his musical legacy to future generations" .
Ms. Le Hai Anh, a tourist from Ho Chi Minh City, shared: “I have listened to Trinh’s music for more than 20 years, since I was very young. Trinh Cong Son’s music has a profound influence and can comfort and heal souls, including mine. So I was extremely surprised and delighted to have the opportunity to learn about a part of his life through the exhibition when visiting the World Coffee Museum.”
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| A display corner of the exhibition "Trinh Cong Son - Inspiration from Zen and Coffee". |
Also within the framework of the exhibition, to help the community in Buon Ma Thuot enjoy Trinh Cong Son's music from a new, more contemporary perspective, the World Coffee Museum and Coffee City jointly organized the program "Trinh's Music in Contemporary Flow" exclusively for the owners of the Coffee City urban area on the evening of May 21, 2023. The program has the participation of singer Ha Le, who has breathed new life into modern styles such as R&B, Rap... to connect Trinh's music values closer to the young generations of Vietnam.
As of May 2023, the World Coffee Museum has welcomed nearly 200,000 visitors in a series of important events such as: The 8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in 2023, the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day, the 30/4 - 1/5 holiday... New thematic exhibitions will continue to be held periodically every quarter and are expected to welcome the 5 millionth visitor since its opening (November 23, 2018) in 2023.
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