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Global Dancefloor: Saigon

What does Vietnamese alternative culture looks and sounds like today?

Frank McWeeny heads to the dancefloors of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) to uncover what Vietnamese alternative culture looks and sounds like today. With 70% of the population under 35, young people are the driving force behind a different image of the country, far away from poverty and war. They are asserting their identity through music, fashion and their own take on traditional values. Changing perceptions of what it means to be Vietnamese in 2025...

A Just Radio production.

Release date:

27 minutes

On radio

Thu 9 Oct 2025 01:32GMT

Broadcasts

  • Thu 9 Oct 2025 01:32GMT
  • Thu 9 Oct 2025 08:32GMT
  • Thu 9 Oct 2025 19:06GMT
  • Sat 11 Oct 2025 16:32GMT
  • Sat 11 Oct 2025 23:32GMT
  • Sun 12 Oct 2025 04:32GMT
  • Sun 12 Oct 2025 13:06GMT
  • Sun 12 Oct 2025 22:32GMT