Discovering my mother was a Vietnamese rock 'n' roll star
A chance email revealed that Hannah Ha's mother, Phuong Tam, had been a teenage singing star in 1960s Saigon – and had kept it secret for years.
Hannah Ha knew her mother could sing. When she took the stage at karaoke, she always stole the show. But when a chance email revealed she had once been a recording artist called Phuong Tam in 1960s Saigon, she was stunned. Hannah embarked on a two-year hunt to track down her mother’s long-lost recordings – and her rock 'n' roll legacy.
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Zoe Gelber
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- Tue 17 Oct 2023 11:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
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