Silkroad will launch a five-city November 2025 tour of its reimagined American Railroad program, led by the Silkroad Ensemble with pipa virtuosa and founding member…
Puman – Spring (Sea of Wood Records, 2025) Five years after their breakthrough debut, Puman returns with Spring, their second full-length album and a bold…
Duan Yaocai – Fu’s Mother Died. Dabenqu Blues from the Bai in Yunnan (Pan Records, 2022) The “Anthology of Music in China #12: Duan Yaocai…
Zhao Xiaoxia is a prominent figure in the preservation and innovation of the guqin, combining traditional and contemporary approaches to the Chinese zither. She serves…
The yueqin, or moon lute, is a traditional Chinese string instrument distinguished by its round, hollow soundboard, short fretted neck, and typically four strings. Known…
Gao Hong and Zhao Xiaoxia – Prelude to the Divine Realm 神遊引 (Naxos World, 2025) Prelude to the Divine Realm is an exceptional collaboration between…
(headline image: Guqin) The guqin is a seven-stringed plucked zither. It is a long, narrow instrument formed by two planks of wood glued together. As…
(headline image: Landtom professional chicken wing wood Chinese pipa) The pipa, a traditional Chinese lute with a history dating back to the Han dynasty (206…
Gao Hong & Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde – Alondra (ARC Music, 2024) Alondra, the latest album from Chinese pipa master Gao Hong and flamenco guitarist Ignacio…
Admitting with utmost candor that I liked it best when compact discs were the norm, I just as freely admit that the march of time…