Tag Archives: Wu Fei

Paper Boy: A contemporary composition for the guzheng

Posted on 2011-06-09 by Danwei

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

Posted on 2011-06-09 by Danwei

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

Posted on 2011-06-08 by Danwei

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

Posted on 2010-09-08 by Jeremy Goldkorn

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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How old is the motherland?

Posted on 2009-10-15 by Joel Martinsen

Was National Day on October 1 the “birthday of the motherland”? Bloggers comment.

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Posted in Nationalism | Tagged 60th anniversary, Huang Yilong, Li Zhenxi, motherland, Wu Fei, Yan Lieshan | Comments Off

Object lessons in human cruelty

Posted on 2009-06-15 by Joel Martinsen

Wu Fei, an essayist and educator, uses the inclusion of Schindler’s List in a middle school textbook as the starting point for a discussion about the dehumanizing effect of on-screen killing, from televised executions intended to calm the anger of the public, to war movies that feature graphic violence.

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Wu Fei album launch in Beijing

Posted on 2008-12-30 by Jeremy Goldkorn

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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