I love going to see live rock bands perform,  but when I came to live in Saigon, I was surprised and majorly disappointed by the lack of original rock bands and live shows. So what happened?

Want to learn more? Check out these links:

1. Do the Saigon twist! Meet Phuong Tam, Vietnam's first rock 'n' roll star

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/28/saigon-twist-meet-phuong-tam-vietnam-first-rocknroll-star

2. Saigon's Wartime Beat

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/archived/intothemusic/saigon27s-wartime-beat/4404544

3. Long lost 1960s Vietnamese rock

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/musicshow/phuong-tam-vietnamese-rock-geoffrey-lancaster-fortepiano/13671698

4. Phuong Tam Magical Nights: Saigon Surf Twist & Soul (1964-1966)

https://sublime-frequencies.bandcamp.com/album/magical-nights-saigon-surf-twist-soul-1964-1966

5. Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974

https://sublime-frequencies.bandcamp.com/album/saigon-rock-soul-vietnamese-classic-tracks-1968-1974

6. Saigon Supersound

https://saigonsupersoundcompilations.bandcamp.com/album/saigon-supersound-vol-1

7. Yoko Cafe Saigon

https://www.facebook.com/Yokocafesaigon

Special thanks to Sheila Ngoc Pham, Tran Hoai Anh, Rod Quinton, and Jan Hagenkoetter