Cheng Yu
Chinese Masterpieces of the Pipa & Qin (ARC Music, 2007)
Virtuoso musician Cheng Yu specializes in the pipa and qin. In recent years there has been a growing interest in pipa performers, such as Jie Ma, Lingling Yu, Liu Fang, Qui Xia, Shao Rong, and Wu Man. London-based Cheng Yu is yet another excellent musician to add to the list of brilliant pipa instrumentalists.
On Chinese Masterpieces of the Pipa & Qin, Cheng Yu plays a collection of reflective pieces using pipa, qin, xiao and dizi. One of Cheng Yu‘s greatest achievements was the recovery of the 5-string pipa, an instrument that had been lost since the 8th century.
Two master musicians accompany Cheng Yu on this recording, Li Xiangting on xiao and Wang Ciheng on the xiao.
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
