Voices of Vietnam : a century of radio, red music, and revolution / Lonán Ó. Briain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ó Briain, Lonán, 1983- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Political aspects--Vietnam (Democratic Republic).

Music.

Radio and music--Vietnam (Democratic Republic).

Radio and music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Voices of Vietnam: A Century of Radio, Red Music, and Revolution traces the history of radio music ensembles that reconfigured Vietnam's cultural, social, and political landscape over a century. Author Lonán Ó Briain draws on a year of ethnographic fieldwork at the VOV studios (2016-17), interviews with radio employees and listeners, historical recordings and broadcasts, and archival research in Vietnam, France, and the United States.

Contents:

Cover

Voices of Vietnam

Copyright

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: On Radio, Red Music, and Revolution

Defining Red Music

A Continuous Revolution

Radio and Voice

Social History of Sound Reproduction

Ethnographic and Archival Research

Structure of the Book

Notes on Language and Music

1. Sound, Technology, and Culture in French Indochina

Cultural Colonialism in French Indochina

Trading Instruments, Scores, and Recordings

The Gramophone as a Lifestyle Choice

Radio as a Technology of the Future

Public Radio in French Indochina

The Radio Club of Northern Indochina

Instability under Japanese Occupation

Local Clubs with Global Perspectives

2. Battle for the Airwaves during the First Indochina War

Producing the Declaration of Independence

Viet Minh Clandestine Radio in the Mountains

Music for the Masses

Cosmopolitan Styles on Radio Hanoi

Inventing Broadcast Traditions

Forgotten Musicians of the Việt Nhạc

Viet Minh Radio Becomes the Official Voice of Vietnam

3. Songs of the Golden Age in the Democratic Republic

Radio Infrastructure in the DRV

Recording, Broadcasting, and Receiving

Administration of Music Programs

Iconic Voices, Musicians, and Singers

Local and International Tours

Reification of Gender and Sexuality

Men as Administrators and Composers

Women as Mothers and Martyrs

Children as Nephews and Nieces

Listening and Responding in the South

Music for the Liberation of Saigon, April 30, 1975

Sonic Reterritorialization of the Socialist State

4. National Radio in the Reform Era

Post-​War Unification of the Musical Media

Restructuring in the Reform Era

VOV3: A Place for Music

Programming the Minorities on Air

Curating the Past: The VOV Sound Center and Its Archives.

History of the VOV Sound Center

Engaging with the Archives

Forecasting the Future: The Perception of Audience Agency

Surveying Musical Preferences

Responding to Audience Demand

Revolutionizing the Medium, Regurgitating the Message

5. Studio Production in Contemporary Vietnam

The Politics of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Representing the Nation with Traditional Music

In the Rehearsal Hall, July 12, 2016

In the Recording Studio, July 15, 2016

Redefining the Nation with New Music

In the Rehearsal Hall, July 13, 2016

In the Recording Studio, July 14, 2016

Post-​Production and Dissemination

Reproducing the Homeland in the Late-​Reform Era

Epilogue: Nostalgia for the Past, Hope for the Future

Notes

References

Interviews

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-755827-5

0-19-755826-7

OCLC:

1258043431