Pipa

Wu Man: Tradition, on a Fresh Note

Pipa player Wu Man was recently recognized as Instrumentalist of the Year by Musical America. The New York Times reviews her recent performance at Symphony Space: Newly named instrumentalist of the year by Musical America, which...

Wu Man on Making Music from the Borderlands

The Huffington Post interviews pipa player Wu Man, whose new CD explores the origins of her instrument, Central Asia. On the CD, Borderlands: Wu Man and the Master Musicians of the Silk Route, she performs with two Uygur...

SOPA/PIPA: The Great Firewall of The West? (Updated)

Surely, anyone with the digital means to access a CDT post has by now come across the acronyms SOPA and PIPA. The two bills, framed by lobbyists and supporters as part of a campaign against the theft of intellectual property and...

Music Across the Ages, in the Hands of a Virtuosa

The Denver Post profiles pipa player Wu Man, who will be performing in Boulder tonight: Wu Man — whose two recent Grammy Award nominations follow her appointment as a 2008 United States Artists Broad Fellow — is passionate about...

Traditional Chinese Music – Pipa Solo by Liu Fang (ÂàòËä≥)

From YouTube, uploaded by hjade007 It’s very emotional and powerful playing. It is a Chinese traditional pipa (ÁêµÁê∂) solo piece called “King Chu doffs his armour” Èú∏ÁéãÂç∏Áî≤,ÂäâËä≥ÁêµÁê∂Áç®Â•è (source: http://www.liufangmusic.net/samples/ )

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