Lang Van
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Lang Van is a Vietnamese production company based in Westminster, CA and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
As a production company, it has released and owns the rights to more than 1,000 original titles in audio and video formats such as Thế Giới Nghệ Thuật (The World of Arts) and Lunar New Year Tết
Festival programs in both the United States and Vietnam. They have signed exclusive contracts to produce and publish recordings with iconic Vietnamese artists such as Chế Linh, Tuấn Vũ, Elvis Phương, Duy Khánh, and Hương Lan.
Furthermore, the company also operates and produces in Vietnam. It has produced the live show/concert series Duyên Dáng Việt Nam (Charming Vietnam) for five consecutive years (15, 16, 17, 18 and 19) as well as various works of cải lương
(known as Vietnamese Opera), comedy, karaoke, and educational and children's programming in Vietnam. A popular children's program it produces is Bé Xuân Mai.
Làng Văn has 6 retail stores domestically and abroad including, Paris, France, the historic Asian Garden Mall (Phước Lộc Thọ) in Westminster, California and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Lang Van is the only US-based Vietnamese production company to operate both in the United States and Vietnam.
It has retail stores in Westminster (Little Saigon
) and San Jose, CA, Paris, France, Washington D.C., Houston, TX, and Atlanta, GA.
series.
It has also produced the recordings of famed Vietnamese artist Khanh Ly
and has re-licensed many songs by legendary Vietnamese songwriters Pham Duy
and Trinh Cong Son
. Its music was also featured in the 1993 Vietnamese-language film The Scent of Green Papaya
, which was shortlisted for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
.
artist Phong Le’s debut album Lấy Tiền Cho Gái.
History
Làng Văn (translated as ‘Village of Poetry’ in English) was founded in 1985. It was one of the first Vietnamese production companies to be established in the United States after Thanh Lan Productions, and the very first to open in Westminster, CA. It is one of the oldest music companies in Little Saigon, Orange County.As a production company, it has released and owns the rights to more than 1,000 original titles in audio and video formats such as Thế Giới Nghệ Thuật (The World of Arts) and Lunar New Year Tết
Tet
Tet can mean:*Tết or Tết Nguyên Đán, the Vietnamese new year**Tet Offensive, a military campaign that began in 1968*Têt in Roussillon, France*Equal temperament, abbreviated as 12-TET, 19-TET and so on...
Festival programs in both the United States and Vietnam. They have signed exclusive contracts to produce and publish recordings with iconic Vietnamese artists such as Chế Linh, Tuấn Vũ, Elvis Phương, Duy Khánh, and Hương Lan.
Furthermore, the company also operates and produces in Vietnam. It has produced the live show/concert series Duyên Dáng Việt Nam (Charming Vietnam) for five consecutive years (15, 16, 17, 18 and 19) as well as various works of cải lương
Cai luong
Tuồng cải lương or cải lương in short, which can be roughly translated as "reformed theater" or "renovated theater" in English, is a form of modern folk opera in Vietnam...
(known as Vietnamese Opera), comedy, karaoke, and educational and children's programming in Vietnam. A popular children's program it produces is Bé Xuân Mai.
Operations
From 2000-2005, it expanded their operations into acquisitions and distribution and acquired multiple Vietnamese music companies such as New Castle, Nguoi Dep Binh Duong, Truong Son Duy Khanh, Thuy Anh, Doremi and others. During this time period to the present, Làng Văn affiliated with various Vietnam-based productions to distribute their titles internationally.Làng Văn has 6 retail stores domestically and abroad including, Paris, France, the historic Asian Garden Mall (Phước Lộc Thọ) in Westminster, California and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Lang Van is the only US-based Vietnamese production company to operate both in the United States and Vietnam.
It has retail stores in Westminster (Little Saigon
Little Saigon
Little Saigon is a name given to any of several overseas Vietnamese immigrant and descendant communities outside Vietnam, usually in the United States...
) and San Jose, CA, Paris, France, Washington D.C., Houston, TX, and Atlanta, GA.
Notable Artists
Many of the artists that Làng Văn has signed exclusive contracts with also appear regularly in the popular Paris By NightParis by Night
Paris By Night is a popular Vietnamese language musical variety show, produced by an Overseas Vietnamese company Thúy Nga and hosted by Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên, featuring musical performances by modern pop stars, traditional folk songs, one-act plays, and sketch comedy...
series.
- Chế Linh
- Tuấn Vũ
- Elvis Phương
- Duy Khánh
- Hương Lan
- Linda Trang Đài
- Phi NhungPhi NhungPhi Nhung is a Vietnamese language singer who specialises in cai luong and vong co music. She sings for Paris By Night and Van Son and also acts in their plays and Tinh production. She also has recorded music for Lang Van....
- Thanh Lan
- Khánh Hà
- Ngoc Lan
It has also produced the recordings of famed Vietnamese artist Khanh Ly
Khanh Ly
Khanh Ly is a Vietnamese singer and columnist. At age 11, Khanh Ly and her mother fled communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam in 1956. Khanh Ly rose to fame singing the songs of musician, songwriter and composer Trinh Cong Son...
and has re-licensed many songs by legendary Vietnamese songwriters Pham Duy
Pham Duy
Pham Duy is a prolific Vietnamese songwriter. He, along with Van Cao and Trinh Cong Son, is widely considered one of the three most salient figures of modern Vietnamese music. Pham Duy's musical career spans fifty years...
and Trinh Cong Son
Trinh Cong Son
Trịnh Công Sơn was a Vietnamese composer, musician, painter and songwriter. He, along with Pham Duy and Van Cao, is widely considered one of the three salient figures of modern Vietnamese music. Many of Trinh's songs are long songs...
. Its music was also featured in the 1993 Vietnamese-language film The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya
The Scent of Green Papaya is a Vietnamese-language film produced in France by Lazennec Production, and directed by Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung....
, which was shortlisted for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
.
Phong Le
In 2009, Làng Văn distributed YouTubeYouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
artist Phong Le’s debut album Lấy Tiền Cho Gái.