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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...
Read MoreBest of the Worst: 2011 Music Video
“Oh, China! Slow down!” (祖国啊你慢些走) appeared on the overseas Chinese portal 6Park in August 2011, and has spread all over Chinese Internet. Minus the tragedies of Xiao Yueyue and the school bus crash, it packs in all...
Read MoreMusic Video: Chuanzi (川子): Zheng Qianhua (郑钱花)
Singer Chuanzi (real name 姜亚川 Jiang Yachuan) was once a troubled teenager and was imprisoned for assault when he was 18 years old. After being released from jail at the age of 25, he tried to reconnect with his old friends, but...
Read MoreMusic Video: People of July － By Chuanzi (川子)
What happened in Chinese cyberspace around the tragic high-speed rail crash last month was a milestone in the rising power of the Internet in China. The apparent government cover-up, the ruthless treatment of victims...
Read MoreChina’s Biggest Search Engine Makes Music Deal
Baidu, China’s largest search engine, has long been criticized for allowing illegal downloads of copyrighted music. Now the company has forged a deal with three of the world’s largest music companies to legally allow...
Read MoreEthnic Music Tests Limits in China
The New York Times reports on how tensions between Beijing and China’s ethnic minorities play out on the music scene: A growing roster of alternative performance sites and music festivals has allowed Chinese ethnic...
Read MoreYou Can’t Have a Party Without Music: A Red Song Primer
“Red Songs”, nationalist anthems of the Maoist era, have exploded across China from Chongqing where their resurgence began. China Real Time Report provides a Red Songs 101 for the arguably fortunate uninitiated. The...
Read MorePhoto: Shanghai’s Midi Music Festival, by kseedIV
Shanghai’s Midi Music Festival, by kseedIV
Read MoreChina to Punish Baidu for Illegal Music Search Service
The Ministry of Culture is cracking down on illegal music downloads through Baidu’s music sharing service and other websites, Reuters reports: Xinhua, China’s official news agency, reported on Monday that the...
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