Vietnamese jazz fans will have another opportunity to enjoy performances by American jazz singer Denise Minifield, saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan and leading Vietnamese jazz musicians later this month. These shows will take place in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hai Phong and Danang during the return to Vietnam of Denise Minifield. Her first performance in Vietnam was in 2004. Denise and Vietnamese artists are scheduled to perform at 20:00 on January 24 at the Ho Chi Minh City Theatre. On January 27, they will entertain fans in the central city of Danang at the Trung Vuong Theatre. Besides performances, Denise will exchange experiences and host talks on jazz history with students and jazz lovers in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang. The American jazz singer will then perform in Hai Phong port city on January 29-30 and in Hanoi on January 31. Denise Minifield, a native of Berkeley, California, has performed several times in Singapore, Thailand, Taipei and Vietnam with different kinds of music … [Read more...] about American singer Denise Mininfield returns to Vietnam
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Oliver Stone to return to Vietnam for another film
Hollywood well-known director Oliver Stone is set to return to Vietnam to make another film about the American war. The new film, Pinkville, will see the Oscar-winning director team up with actor Sean Penn for the first time since the two collaborated on U-Turn in 1997. Pinkville is about the infamous My Lai massacre in 1968, in which US soldiers killed at least 367, but possibly as many as 500 – including women, children and the elderly at a village in central Quang Ngai province. The news broke in the United States in November of 1969, which led to widespread condemnation of the war in the US. Stone used a massacre for a pivotal scene in Platoon, but apparently feels there’s still more to say, specifically, about the event. Pinkville will be Stone’s fourth film to directly deal with the Vietnam War, following the loose trilogy of Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July and Heaven and Earth. It should be a welcome return for the filmmaker, who is closely associated … [Read more...] about Oliver Stone to return to Vietnam for another film
Coach Calisto may return to Vietnam
Tiago Calisto, the son of former coach of the Vietnamese national football squad Henrique Calisto and a well-known football agent, was unexpectedly in the audience at the match between Saigon FC and Navibank Saigon last week. Tiago Calisto, the son of former coach of the Vietnamese national football squad Henrique Calisto, a football agent. It is rumored that after the game, the boss of Saigon FC – Nguyen Duc Thuy, had a dinner with Tiago after the game. It is possible that Calisto will return to Vietnam to join this FC. However, this meeting might be an initial move because coach Calisto does not have to be hurried. At Pacos de Ferrera, the Portuguese coach is very successful and he is invited to stay with the team. The Portuguese championship is finishing in two weeks and Pacos de Ferrera will surely hold its position. Earlier, it was rumored that Saigon FC had got contact with Calisto and the coach agreed to return to Vietnam. However, at that time, Calisto was still … [Read more...] about Coach Calisto may return to Vietnam
Veteran returns to Vietnam for lost love
More than 40 years after he left war-torn Vietnam, a Minnesota veteran is heading back there, not only to see the changes, but also to find a lost love. From 1969 to 1970, Jim Reischl, like a generation of Americans, was sent to Vietnam. But it is not the hell of war that still haunts him. It is an attractive young lady standing with him in the faded photographs he has been keeping over the last four decades -- Lihn Hua. “The possibility is there that she is there somewhere. I just wish I had more information to go on,” said Reischl. Also in the photographs, Reischl can see in the background a tiny apartment somewhere in Saigon, where he was living in the third floor. He and Lihn Hua shared an apartment not far from his airbase. But when his tour of duty was over, both the war and young woman were left behind. “I did send a letter to her address but never got anything returned, so I do not know whether it got there or got lost,” he said. “I … [Read more...] about Veteran returns to Vietnam for lost love
European music festival returns to Vietnam
The annual European Music Festival will return to Vietnam next week with first-time participants from Slovakia. This year, the annual music festival will continue to celebrate the richness of European culture as well as culture exchanges between Europe and Vietnam. The event "is in itself an excellent example of important public diplomacy exchanges in the EU-Vietnam relation," said Mr. Franz Jessen, ambassador - head of the Delegation of the European Union in Vietnam. Highlights of the festival include performances by the UK's Zun Zun Egui Rock band, sophisticated and passionate jazz concerts of musicians from the Netherlands, Wallonia - Brussels (Belgium) and France, the German 'Ma'a lot' Quintet with chamber music, plus a pop performance by Slovakian singer Milena Minichova. Opening programs will start on November 17 in Ho Chi Minh City, and the next day at Tuoi Tre Theater in Hanoi, with more performances going on until November 28. Free tickets are available at … [Read more...] about European music festival returns to Vietnam