Saigon Soul Revival is on a mission. They want to bring back the groovy, psychedelic, and almost forgotten sound of Vietnam in the years before 1975, nhạc vàng, back on the stage. The fusion genre brings together rock, soul and traditional Vietnamese music and instruments. The result is lively, enchanting, and hard not to dance to! To commence the evening, DJ G.HO will serve her fittingly funky tunes to you.

In the sixties and seventies, songs of love, heartache, hope, and freedom filled the streets and clubs of Saigon. Amongst the turmoil of the Vietnam War, a new musical fusion had come to life, one that combined rock, soul, and bolero with traditional Vietnamese music and lyrics, nhạc vàng. After the fall of Saigon, the musical genre became forbidden and almost vanished. But four decade later Saigon Soul Revival arose to bring back the groovy and captivating musical genre back to the stage.

After numerous live performances, Saigon Soul Revival released their debut album in 2019. ‘Họa Âm Xưa’ is a tribute to the artists and composers that have inspired their sound: An enchanting, raw and psychedelic rock fused with traditional, Vietnamese instrumentation and performed with loads of energy. Last year, they released its successor, ‘Mối Lương Duyên’. On ALICE’s stage the lineup will be: Minh Anh Nguyễn on vocals, Đăng Nguyễn Khoa on keyboard, Indy Laville on guitar and the traditional instrument Đàn Nguyệt, Gabriel Kaouros på bas, Hiếu Nguyễn Hương Bảo on drums, and Hải Phượng on the traditional instruments Đàn Tranh & Đàn Bầu. Together they invoke a part of Vietnam’s cultural history that has been dormant for too long!