The quick, brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.
Kim Ly's been laying low lately. But the film-obsessed Swedish-Vietnamese movie star and producer agreed to give us his ten favourite tracks from movies.
Nodey is the French-Vietnamese crate-digger formerly known as Dôn Nguyen. And this is his ten-track mix for Saigon's summer.
Increasingly active in the entertainment industry with many roles as actor, model, and MC, Thao Tam still retains the innocence of a girl in her early twenties. "Music shapes my lifestyle. And it’s my safe haven" says Thao Tam, so we asked the rising star for her ten favourite tracks.
“Start with a base of Ed Sheeran and Adele, and add a sprinkle of Sam Smith. Mix well and add a pinch of Billie Eilish for seasoning. Add a little Troye Sivan and Taylor Swift for colour. Then cook until you get the aroma of Prince!” Minh gives us the ingredients to his success and a special guest mix.
Times change. Traditions fall away. But occasionally an artist will delve back into the past, pick up an analogue activity, and imbue it with a feeling of freshness. Like Le Quoc Sy.
Vinh Q. Le is in love with music, from Coachella to bumping tracks in his car or cooking, it’s a constant. So we asked the executive chef and CEO of Ngoc Suong for his guest mix.
Tao is an artist, singer, rapper, producer, and more. Here, he gives us a mix of his own songs and songs by artists that inspire him.
Tung Tim is the suave resident DJ at our favourite Saigon club-lounge, Bam Bam. We asked the Hanoian for his guest mix, and he gave us 14 tracks of music for kids…who grew up.
Hailing from Berlin, Minoto has lived two years in Vietnam. Since the switch he’s played Lush’s front house, Drama Pub, Piu Piu, and Boiler Room at Baroness and more. So, we asked him to give us some musical goodies.
The Saigon-born professional dancer – MT Pop who just won the title of Popping 1on1 Battleside Winner in Korea. “Whenever I dance, I tell a random story with my body”, says MT Pop, so we asked him to offer ten tracks of his choice.
Yeti Out are flying the flag for the United Nations of Asia. Before their pop-up and DJ set at Bam Bam, for Valentine’s we asked them for a ten track mix.
Our favorite DJ duo aka Justin and Mara Hurst share us their mix that tracks their life together. Enjoy songs from their sets, their trips together, their wedding, and now, songs they dance with their baby to.
During her journey from growing up in Ninh Thuan in the shadow of a tobacco company factory, to marketing lead for an artist-management company, to manager of Suboi Entertainment, Kiwi Tho Phan has learned a lot.