Acclaimed pipa player Wu Man of Carlsbad, California, will be recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts as a 2023 National Heritage Fellow, the…
Pipa Master Wu Man to be Honored in Washington, DC
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Wu Man Named 2023 NEA National Heritage Fellow, the USA’s Highest Honor in Folk and Traditional Arts
Wu Man, the skilled Chinese pipa master who migrated to the United States over three decades ago, aimed to revolutionize the role of her lute-like…
Abigail Washburn & Wu Fei to Perform at Maurer Hall in Chicago
Acclaimed American banjo player Abigail Washburn and Chinese American guzheng master Wu Fei are set to perform on Thursday, November 10 (8:00 PM) at Maurer…
The Art of the Chinese Xiao and Hulusi
Heart of the Dragon Ensemble – The Art of the Chinese Xiao and Hulusi (Naxos World, 2022) The Heart of the Dragon Ensemble and Chinese…
Songs of the Naxi of Southwest China
He Jinhua – Songs of the Naxi of Southwest China (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2022). Songs of the Naxi of Southwest China is the first collection…
Artist Profiles: He Jinhua
He Jinhua is a national first-level artist with the Yulong County Song and Dance Troupe of Lijiang in China. The daughter of farmers, He was…
Moving Guqin and Xiao Rooted in Ancient Chinese Traditions
Cheng Yu and Dennis Kwong Thye Lee – Longyin – The Dragon Chants – 1930s’ silk-stringed guqin with xiao flute (ARC Music, 2019) The Dragon…
Groundbreaking Chinese Mountain Music
Shanren – Shan Dao (Pollux, 2021) Shan Dao is the third album from Shanren (山人乐队), one of the leading world music bands from China. The…
Folk Songs of the Dong, Gelao & Yao Peoples
Folk Music of China, Vol. 16 – Folk Songs of the Dong, Gelao & Yao Peoples (Naxos World, 2021) presents the grand songs of the…
Wu Man & Kojiro Umezaki to Release ‘Flow’
Chinese pipa master Wu Man collaborates with shakuhachi virtuoso Kojiro Umezaki in a new album titled Flow (流芳). Release date: February 19th, 2021. Drawing upon…