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Dadawa
Dadawa a.k.a. Zhu Zheqin ( 朱 哲 琴) (born 15 July 1968) is a Chinese musician, sound artist and independent producer. She has also served as a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador. Dadawa established SOUND LAB at Shanghai’s Tongji University, Institute of Architecture and Design, where she is an adjunct professor. Over the past 20 years, with music as her point of departure, Dadawa is noted for her crossover artistic exploration. She was the first Chinese musician to release her music globally, beginning with “Sister Drum”, distributed by Warner Bros in 1995. As an avant garde pioneer of contemporary Chinese music, her works have entered the fields of sound as well as design, and visual, public, community and performance art. In recent years, Dadawa has sought to bring together traditional craftsmanship and contemporary design. KANJIAN, a brand she established in 2012, combines contemporary design with traditional Chinese artisanal craftsmanship. KANJIAN creations are distinguis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonrise (Dadawa Album)
Moonrise (月出) is the fifth studio album by People's Republic of China, Chinese singer Dadawa (朱哲琴), and is the result of a five-month tour of Chinese ethnic minority regions in 2009, investigating minority music. The album is based on and inspired by the music discovered in China's Guizhou province, Yunnan province, Tibet, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia. This is her first album without long-term collaborator, He Xuntian and the first to be self-produced. The album features music mainly written by Inner Mongolian musician Zulan, with lyrics drawn from Chinese classics such as ''Classic of Poetry, The Book of Songs'' and ethnic minority folk songs. One track, "Mountain Top" has lyrics by the 6th Dalai Lama. Dadawa also has guest vocalists on the album for the first time. These are for the most part members of the ethnic minorities which inspired the music. These are referred to as "Ethnic Music Masters" on the album packaging. The album also features samples from the origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister Drum
Sister Drum (阿姐鼓) is the second studio album by Chinese singer Dadawa(music by He Xuntian), which is heavily influenced by the music of Tibet. The album is notable for being the first Asian Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ... CD to ship over one million copies in China. In traditional Tibetan culture, Sister Drum, whose drumhead is made out of a pure girl's skin, was used for honoring the god. This practice is now prohibited in modern Tibet. This studio 'Sister Drum' is based on this cruel context. Only the skin of a pure girl could be chosen to make the drumhead. To prevent them from disturbing in the real world, those girls are better mutes. If it is necessary, sometimes their tongues would be cut out. The use of Tibetan folk music as the basis for some of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 East Asian Games Closing Ceremony
The 2009 East Asian Games closing ceremony was an event that took place on 13 December 2009 at Kowloon Hong Kong Coliseum on the last day of the hosting of the 2009 East Asian Games. The show is 2 hours long.Lcsd.gov.hk.Lcsd.gov.hk." ''Feast of pop star talent for EAG closing ceremony.'' Retrieved on 2010-05-31. The ceremony cost HK$3 million, while the admission cost was HK$200, $400 or $600.Big5.xinhuanet.com.Big5.xinhuanet.com" ''香港東亞運動會門票公開發售 總數二十一萬張.'' Retrieved on 2010-05-31. Entrances Countries entered in this order: China, North Korea, Japan, South Korea, Macau, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong. East Asian games president Timothy Fok began with an opening statement; Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing followed with another statement. Chief executive of Hong Kong Donald Tsang announced that the official closing ceremony had begun. HK squash player Rebecca Chiu carried out the East Asian games flag onto the stage. She p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
