SIU2 – Sonic Traveler (Flower Music, 2008) One of the thrills of my CD review stack is that I often don’t know what musical adventure…
SIU2, Hong Kong’s Creative East-West Musical Fusion
Tag: Chinese music
Artist Profiles: Mengmeng Wu
Mengmeng Wu was born in Huaxi village, Jiangsu, southeast China. She learned the guzheng from the age of six and her talent was noticed during…
The Exquisite Guzheng of Wu Mengmeng
Wu Mengmeng – The Art of the Chinese Guzheng (ARC Music, 2019) The Art of the Chinese Guzheng is a set of solo performances by…
Interview with Innovative Canadian Musician Chairman George
Canadian artist George Sapounidis, better known as Chairman George, has a new album titled Bringing to Greek Party to China! It’s a ground-breaking recording that…
Significant Chamber Strings and Pipa Interplay
Lin Ma & Zhen Chen – On & Between (Navona Records, 2018) On & Between is a remarkable encounter between western classical music and Chinese…
A Remarkable Meeting of Mexican and Chinese Plucked Strings
Wu Man & Son de San Diego – Fingertip Carnival (Wind Music, 2018) Acclaimed Chinese pipa player Wu Man enjoys musical journeys, collaborating with musicians…
Chinese Buddhist Music from Beijing Zhi Hua Temple
Bao Jian, Jian Bing and Gao Hong – Chinese Buddhist Temple Music (ARC Music, 2018) Three virtuoso Chinese musicians, performing traditional musical instruments, deliver a…
Artist Profiles: Zhou Jinyan
Zhou Jinyan is a talented yangqin player with a BMus honors degree from the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing, and is a former member…
Artist Profiles: Zhipeng Shen
Zhipeng Shen joined Liaoning Song & Dance Company in 1959. Because of his extraordinary musical talent, he was appointed as the “First Violinist” in the…
Artist Profiles: Xu Ke
Xu Ke was born in 1960 in Nanjing, China. He received his B.M. in 1982 with honor from the Department of National Music at the…