On the afternoon of May 5, at Dong Dao tea room, Ho Chi Minh City, Khanh Ly had a rehearsal for the night `Live concert Khanh Ly` (taking place on the evening of May 9 at the National Convention Center, My Dinh, Hanoi).
The caution is not excessive, because after 39 years, this is the first time Khanh Ly has stood on stage singing for her home audience.
Khanh Ly practices music with singer Ha Anh Tuan at Dong Dao tea room.
Khanh Ly appeared at the afternoon practice session on May 5 with a familiar demeanor as many people who have come into contact with her commented: simple, cheerful, open, agile and very moderate in style.
While waiting for the band to prepare on stage, she took out a cigarette, a light cigarette for women, and smoked leisurely.
When listening to the sound test music on stage, her eyes turned to the sunny window of the tea room in the afternoon of Saigon.
After returning only a few days, she was able to retrace the old paths, rediscovering memories of passing by the old Van shop, Cay Tre shop, Notre Dame Cathedral, singing at the Archbishop’s Palace, going to bookstores, visiting
Musician Nguyen Anh 9 happily reunited with Khanh Ly in Saigon.
Because the singer’s voice is associated with the memories of a generation, her return and singing received many mixed opinions.
Previously, sharing with the press, musician Hoai Sa, music director of the program, affirmed that the mixes of the music presented at the `Live concert Khanh Ly` night have an acoustic style to evoke
However, if anyone was present directly at Khanh Ly’s practice session, they would inevitably feel surprised, when her voice immediately dispels distant worries.
During more than 2 hours of composing music, practicing duets with 4 male guest singers: Tuan Ngoc, Thai Chau, Quang Thanh and Ha Anh Tuan or when singing solo, she immersed herself in each lyric.
When the organizers, perhaps afraid that Khanh Ly was tired and wanted her to save her strength for the official performance, cleverly reminded her that she only needed to `pretend` to sing when practicing, Khanh Ly burst out laughing and said: `To practice is to sing.`
She didn’t say it out loud, but her half-joking, half-serious behavior was mixed with confidence and pride.
`Khanh Ly sings the words very clearly. To put it simply, Khanh Ly sings very well, without bending her voice, without swallowing words, as innocently as if a person knew how to sing before knowing how to speak,` lyrics
Khanh Ly’s audience reunion program this time has no information about the show in Saigon, Hue or Da Lat, instead it will be Hanoi.
Then those memories will forever be precious luggage that accompanies her throughout the long journey of her life as a `singing woman` filled with tears and sadness.
And so, for Hanoi, Khanh Ly’s return is also reasonable.