Five decades after anti-war anthems, Bob Dylan blows in for a gig in Vietnam

  Five decades after his anti-war anthems defined the Sixties, Bob Dylan has appeared in concert in Vietnam.
The 69-year-old took to the stage at the RMIT University in the capital Ho Chi Minh City.
‘Bob Dylan’s music opened up a path where music was used as a weapon to oppose the war in Vietnam and fight injustice and racism,’ said Tran Long An, vice president of the Vietnam Composers Association.
Tambourine man: Five decades after his anti-war anthems defined the Sixties, Bob Dylan has appeared in concert in Vietnam
Tambourine man: Five decades after his anti-war anthems defined the Sixties, Bob Dylan has appeared in concert in Vietnam

Bob Dylan in Vietnam
Bob Dylan in Vietnam
Blowing in the wind: Dylan was criticised last week following his first-ever shows in China for allowing the Communist government to vet his set list
‘That was the big thing that he has done for music.’
However only about half of the 8,000 seats at the gig were sold.
 
Dylan was criticised last week following his first-ever shows in China for allowing the Communist government to vet his set list.
Two popular anti-war anthems – The Times They Are a-Changin’ and Blowin’ in the Wind – were omitted in Beijing and Shanghai.
U.S.-based Human Rights Watch insisted: ‘Dylan should be ashamed of himself.’
Censored: Two popular anti-war anthems - The Times They Are a-Changin' and Blowin' in the Wind - were omitted in Beijing and Shanghai
Censored: Two popular anti-war anthems - The Times They Are a-Changin' and Blowin' in the Wind - were omitted in Beijing and Shanghai
 

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