Songs and music pieces by late musician and author Bac Son, one of the region’s leading artists in music, theatre and movies in the 1980s and 90s, can be seen on a YouTube channel. Songs and music pieces by late musician-author Bac Son, one of the region’s leading artists in music, theatre and movies in the 1980s and 90s, can be seen on a YouTube channel. Photo courtesy of the producer The channel, Tình Ca Bắc Sơn - Tập Đoàn An Nông (Bac Son’s love songs - An Nong Group), includes many works portraying southern people and their culture by artist Bac Son. Many documents and articles on the artist’s life and career are also featured. On the channel, music lovers can search Bac Son’s works arranged by topics by using key words. “Through YouTube, we hope fans, singers, composers and music producers can work together to introduce Vietnamese music and musician-author Bac Son in particular,” said theatre actress-singer Bich Thuy, one of the channel’s producers. Theatre actress-singer Bich Thuy performs songs featuring southern people and their culture written by his father, late musician-author Bac Son. His art is featured on YouTube via the channel, Tình Ca Bắc Sơn-Tập Đoàn An Nông (Bac Son’s love songs-An Nong Group). Photo courtesy of the producer Bich Thuy, also Bac Son's daughter, and her staff have invited dozens of singers and theatre actors to join their filming. She and her family have encouraged Bac Son’s fans at home and abroad to send information and materials to promote the late composer’s music on YouTube. Musician-author Bac Son (whose real name Truong Van Khue) was born in 1931 in Dong Nai Province. He began his writing career in 1952 when he was a teacher. In 1977, he became familiar with folk tunes that feature his love for the south. He later lived in HCM City and worked as a musician, theatre actor and scriptwriter. Bac Son wrote more than 500 songs, most of them in praise of southern people and their …
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