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A Moving Sound
A Moving Sound () or Sheng Dong is a Taiwanese performance group co-directed by vocalist/dancer Mia Hsieh, vocalist, bass guitarist and zhong ruan player Scott Prairie. They are accompanied by host of wonderfully talented Taiwanese musicians. In A Moving Sound's music traditional Taiwanese music forms are reinterpreted to create new original song compositions. Instruments such as the erhu (fiddle), the zhong ruan (lute), and the transcendent vocals and dance of lead singer Mia Hsieh, transport listeners on a journey that Global Rhythm magazine described as “...delicately balanced between many worlds...an entryway to Eastern music and artful expression of the human condition." A Moving Sound has attracted international attention for opening doors to the under explored territory of Far Eastern music. The group is intensely passionate about how it presents the use of traditional instruments in its contemporary sound. Their approach is to be holistic – combining art, spirituality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei, Taiwan
, nickname = The City of Azaleas , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Taiwan#Asia#Pacific Ocean#Earth , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Taiwan , established_title = Settled , established_date = 1709 , established_title1 = Renamed Taihoku , established_date1 = 17 April 1895 , established_title2 = Provincial city (Taiwan), Provincial city status , established_date2 = 25 October 1945 , established_title3 = Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan, Provisional national capital , established_date3 = 7 December 1949 , established_title4 = Reconstituted as a Yuan-controlled municipality , established_date4 = 1 July 1967 , capital_type = City seat , capital = Xinyi District, Taipei, Xinyi District , largest_settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
