New uses for old Chinese instruments

Wu Fei playing with Secret Chiefs 3 at North Sea Jazz Festival

Here are some videos showing musicians using traditional instruments to play all kinds of new music.

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Akramachamarei from John Zorn’s Xaphan: The Book of Angels (Massada series) performed by Secret Chiefs 3 with Wu Fei on guzheng.

Video also on Tudou.

Second Hand Rose – Jiliang (Dirty tricks) featuring the suona

Mei Han’s Red Chamber with John Reischman and the Jaybirds playing bluegrass

Taiwanese black metal band ChthoniC with erhu

See also: Beijing Daze: Cover of Hotel California on Chinese instruments and Theme tune from The Godfather on electric erhu by Jack Hsu

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