Tag Archives: guzheng

Paper Boy: A contemporary composition for the guzheng

This track is Paper Boy, composed and performed on the guzheng by Wu Fei:  You can buy Paper Boy as a single on Amazon and iTunes (for 99 cents). • See also The guzheng on Danwei.

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The guzheng

The guzheng is a 21-stringed zither that has been played in China – in one form or another – for about two thousand years. Aside from having 21 strings (compared to the guqin‘s 7 strings), the guzheng’s other major difference from … Continue reading

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New uses for old Chinese instruments

Here are some videos showing musicians using traditional instruments to play all kinds of new music. If you cannot watch any of these videos, please complain to your local Internet provider or your government about censorship or slow connection speeds. … Continue reading

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Guzheng and Masada

Rosh Hashanah – Jewish new year – starts tonight. Shana tova to our Jewish readers.

Celebrate by watching this video shot at the North Sea Jazz Festival in summer 2009: Secret Chiefs 3 joined by Wu Fei (吴非) on guzheng playing music from John Zorn’s Masada series which is based on traditional Jewish music.

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Wu Fei album launch in Beijing

This is an old Danwei video of experimental Guzheng player Wu Fei who has just released a new album titled ‘Yuan’ and will be performing in Beijing January 16 – 18.

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