Sharing with Lao Dong Newspaper, the deceased musician's family said that he passed away after many months of treatment for old age diseases. The memorial service and visitation ceremony took place on the morning of March 30, the coffin was brought to the coffin at the Southern National Funeral Home (Go Vap District). The memorial service took place on the morning of March 31, and the coffin was buried at Binh Duong Flower Cemetery.
Musician Lu Nhat Vu was born in Binh Duong. He is famous for his revolutionary music. In 1962, he graduated from the composition department of the Vietnam Music School (now the Hanoi Conservatory of Music), then returned to work at the Southern Song and Dance Troupe. In 1967, he worked at the Vocal Choreography Department of the Department of Music and Dance, monitoring and directing the activities of the People's Dance Troupes of the North, Northwest, and Central Highlands.
In 1970, Lu Nhat Vu returned to the Southern battlefield, working at the Liberation Arts Subcommittee, operating in the Southwest region. He once said that in early 1974, he and his wife, poet Le Giang, traveled for four months to U Minh City to help the art movement in the Southwest region. In 1989, he was Director of the Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts in Ho Chi Minh City until his retirement in 1997.
He wrote many famous songs, such as Chiem den Meo, Hang em den can dao, Co gai sai Gon di den dan - A prize of the Vietnam Musicians Association and the Central Unity Committee, Ben don Bo Monument, De dam tim oi.
His later songs have Southern folk melodies. In particular, the song "The Southern Land Song" - released in 1997 (the music of the Southern Land movie - director Nguyen Vinh Son) is loved by many generations of audiences.
In 2019, the late musician and his wife donated the family library including all the collected folk songs and documents to Mr. Tran Vuong Thach - former Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Symphony and Drama Theater (HBSO), because they both have a deep love in the profession and share a passion for music research.
