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Red lanterns for Chinese New Year, Sabah, Malaysia

Red lanterns for Chinese New Year, Sabah, Malaysia Photo: Dcubillis, Creative Commons

2016 is the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese calendar, and we're celebrating in Global Sounds with a selection of Chinese classical music. We feature four leading exponents of different traditions: Wu Man (pipa), Lin Youren (qin zither), Li Jinwen (‘sheng-guan’ music for wind and percussion) and Xuan Ke (Dongjing religious music) (Coro COR16061)

Music details

TRAD: Niao Ton Un [Birds in the Forest] - Wu Man & Ensemble (Coro 16061)
TRAD: Dengjue Jiaohui [Lanterns and Moon Competing in Brilliance] - Wu Man (Coro 16061)
TRAD: Yan Guo Nanlou [Geese Crossing Over The Southern Mansion] (song) - Li Jinwen (Coro 16061)
TRAD: Yan Guo Nanlou [Geese Crossing Over The Southern Mansion] - Li Jinwen (Coro 16061)
TRAD: Pingsha Luoyan [Wild Geese Descending on the Sandbank] - Lin Youren (Coro 16061)
LIN YOUREN: Improvisation for Michael Owen - Lin Youren (Coro 16061)
TRAD: Wannian Hua [Eternal Flowers] - Dayan Ancient Music Association (Coro 16061)
TRAD: Shoujing Jie [Closing Ode] - Dayan Ancient Music Association (Coro 16061)
TRAD: Shimian Maifu [Ambush on All Sides] - Wu Man & Ensemble (Coro 16061)