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Ballet Austin to dance to Trinh Cong Son music in the OC

A ballet piece set to the music of Trinh Cong Son songs will be performed by Ballet Austin II and the Thang Dao Dance Company at the Rose Center in Westminster in 3 shows this weekend, featuring live voice of … Continue reading

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The communists’ party of Bolsavikland

So on Saturday night the Bolsavik attended the 30th anniversary of Nguoi Viet Daily News, where a well-known Vietnamese music group was heard playing Diễm Xưa, an easy listening Vietnamese song from the 1960s. And there you have it: The … Continue reading

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Protesting dead musician

  The concert with the band The Friends, commemorating the anniversary of the death of musician Trinh Cong Son took place as planned. As did the protest. A small but very vocal and passionate group of protesters came to the … Continue reading

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Musician draws protest 7 years after death

 A concert featuring songs by a Vietnamese musician who’s been long dead is drawing protests from some who claim the man was a communist. Trinh Cong Son, a musician many call the Bob Dylan of Vietnam, died 7 years ago … Continue reading

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