Rough Guide China
Various Artists
World
| Oct 2003
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2004-01-13
Reviewed 2004-01-13
[coll]: ROUGH GUIDE TO THE MUSIC OF CHINA
World Music Network, 2003
CHINA – A broad assortment of traditional and popular music from China, including both contemporary and pre-Communist recordings. The usual Rough Guide standards apply.
ALL TRACKS GOOD. Fo’s picks: 1, 4, 8, 10
1. 5:34 – very catchy rock/pop anthem; starts quiet, then ramps up
2. 6:03 – modern Mongolian folksong: droning music, lilting fem vox
3. 2:11 – ancient song for solo qin (“chin” – like a zither)
4. 3:02 – a cowboy song! Really! Fem vox + lightly swinging orchestra
5. 5:13 – multi-part pop anthem, a controversial hit about Hong Kong
6. 4:59 – virtuoso solo ruan (lute); starts very quiet, strong at end
7. 1:58 – snippet of Cantonese opera, upbeat male vox, flutes, cymbals
8. 3:46 – marvelous! relaxed trad song with fem vox, then quick dance
9. 2:05 – all-girl punk band! lyrics and style much like Shonen Knife
10. 5:17 – chill-out electronics with erhu (fiddle) + filtered spoken-word
11. 2:34 – semi-trad Mandarin song, slow w/sweet fem vox.
12. 4:52 – meditative solo qin, very well played
World Music Network, 2003
CHINA – A broad assortment of traditional and popular music from China, including both contemporary and pre-Communist recordings. The usual Rough Guide standards apply.
ALL TRACKS GOOD. Fo’s picks: 1, 4, 8, 10
1. 5:34 – very catchy rock/pop anthem; starts quiet, then ramps up
2. 6:03 – modern Mongolian folksong: droning music, lilting fem vox
3. 2:11 – ancient song for solo qin (“chin” – like a zither)
4. 3:02 – a cowboy song! Really! Fem vox + lightly swinging orchestra
5. 5:13 – multi-part pop anthem, a controversial hit about Hong Kong
6. 4:59 – virtuoso solo ruan (lute); starts very quiet, strong at end
7. 1:58 – snippet of Cantonese opera, upbeat male vox, flutes, cymbals
8. 3:46 – marvelous! relaxed trad song with fem vox, then quick dance
9. 2:05 – all-girl punk band! lyrics and style much like Shonen Knife
10. 5:17 – chill-out electronics with erhu (fiddle) + filtered spoken-word
11. 2:34 – semi-trad Mandarin song, slow w/sweet fem vox.
12. 4:52 – meditative solo qin, very well played
Recent airplay
Wo Yao Hui Jia
the Acupuncture Hour — Dec 28, 2019
Chiang Wei Cu Cu Kai
No Cover, No Minimum — Oct 06, 2006
Wo Yao Hui Jia
At the Cafe Bohemian — Mar 07, 2006
Yi Wu Suo You
At the Cafe Bohemian — Dec 14, 2004
Chiang Wei Cu Cu Kai
No Cover, No Minimum - Now With Extend-O Grip! — Sep 17, 2004
Yi Wu Suo You
At the Cafe Bohemian — Jan 27, 2004
Charting
2003-12-16 — 2004-02-17
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 1 | 1 |
| Jan 25 | 1 |
| Jan 18 | 1 |
| Jan 11 | 1 |
| Jan 4 | 2 |
| Dec 21 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Yi Wu Suo You | ||
| 2. | Silaihuar | ||
| 3. | Jiu Kuang "Drinking Song" | ||
| 4. | Wo Yao Hui Jia | ||
| 5. | My 1997 | ||
| 6. | Stone Forest Nocturne | ||
| 7. | Hong Niang Hui Zhang Sheng | ||
| 8. | Shananxi Air | ||
| 9. | Yellow Banana | ||
| 10. | Nocturnal Light | ||
| 11. | Lan Guei Ji Ji | ||
| 12. | The Green Brook Running | ||
| 13. | Tirik Bostan | ||
| 14. | Bo | ||
| 15. | Chiang Wei Cu Cu Kai | ||
| 16. | Autumn Moon | ||
| 17. | Night of the Bonfire |