They came to listen to the Da Lat 5AM band play when the fog was still thick on the lake surface until dawn appeared.
I am also a tourist like that, absorbed and "addicted" to this space, and see it as a cultural address of Da Lat.
Going from afar, listening to the violin sound of Truong Le Son, sweet, seductive, as if echoing from the depths of the lake. Forcing visitors to stop, listening to the very beautiful sound of the instrument, embellishing nature that is already like a painting.
For me, Truong Le Son's guitar sound is the "soul" of the band. Son plays the guitar not on a "grand" stage, but on the grass of the lake shore, "the background" is mist and smoke filling the sky.
He vừa pulled the violin, vừa bước "thang thang", when approaching the audience, when going down close to the water surface, when turning his face to the vast lake, as if chatting with the sky and clouds.
Meeting Son, I was very surprised that there were very interesting contrasts in him.
The older brother is as muscular as a sumo martial artist, but plays a tiny musical instrument. His head is not afraid of hair, but his long and thick chin beard is in the style of the ancients.
And moreover, Truong Le Son looks like the "Lo Tri Tham" monk, but has a wife and cannot drink much alcohol.
Sunday morning 12. 4 sides of Xuan Huong Lake, the band 5AM still performs for local people and tourists as usual.
Crowded, but orderly, a very special public at this cultural address.
As Le Gia Hung - a singer of Da Lat 5AM - said, as a branch, a blade of grass, the people here create a cultural space, not just the artists.
Someone asked about sponsoring the band, or "supporting" artists to operate to serve Ms. Coin and tourists, Le Gia Hung once again had to explain that the band did not accept sponsorship or any form of material support.
The presence and affection of music lovers is the most valuable "support".
There are really good stories, when sitting alone listening to Le Gia Hung tell, for example, the story of making coffee to give to people who come to listen to music.
Le Gia Hung said on Sunday morning he had to wake up very early, make coffee, and bring it to Xuan Huong Lake to give to someone who needed a cup of hot coffee.
From the day Da Lat 5AM was born until now, about 2 years ago, Le Gia Hung has personally brewed about more than 2,000 cups of coffee like that.
Friends say Le Gia Hung is the "founder" of Da Lat 5AM, but he does not accept that. For Hung, everything is a meeting of music lovers and Da Lat lovers.
Just saying that, but every Sunday morning, Le Gia Hung wakes up at 3 am, makes coffee, and transports the sound system to the location. Carefully "set up" the standard sound for the band to perform.
Le Gia Hung is the main singer of Da Lat 5AM.
Le Gia Hung, Truong Le Son and artists quietly create a "cultural address", which is also a unique tourism product for the flower city.
