tlr Posted December 8, 2004 at 07:06 PM Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 at 07:06 PM Hi! A friend gave me the CD cover to a traditional Chinese music CD I like. Unfortunately I can't speak Chinese and neither can she, so I'm trying to find out what this is so I may order it. Can you translate this title and artist and/or offer me a place to find it? The only English says Distributed By Goodstyle Enterprise SDN. BHD., and I can't find this company anywhere online. Thanks so much for your help, I appreciate your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcopolo79 Posted December 8, 2004 at 08:09 PM Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 at 08:09 PM It's just a generic Gu Zheng album, these types of albums abound in China, odds are you won't be able to find this exact album. The songs on this one are mostly sappy songs and love ballads, kind of like the traditional Chinese version of Country-Western, try looking for songs called 何日君再來 (When will my man come back), 今宵多珍重 (Tonight is so precious), 蒙古牧歌 (Mongolian shephard song), and everybody's all time favorites 蘇州夜曲 (Suzhou nocturne) and 明月千里寄相思 (The moon's sending my thoughts of you 1,000 miles away). Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlr Posted December 8, 2004 at 08:15 PM Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 at 08:15 PM Thanks alot! I'll definitely check it out... sappy, but great melodies on a few. I like traditional Chinese music and now I see that "Gu Zheng" describes the instrument itself. Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonglan Posted December 8, 2004 at 08:20 PM Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 at 08:20 PM Sorry, that's not the artist, just the title (and a very generic one at that). The stuff on the lower left, in red, probably has some info., but it's too small for me to read. I don't know where you can get guzheng tapes or CDs (that's the name of the instrument you're listening to) on the web in the US. Maybe someone else does? If you know someone in Taiwan, I can make some recommendations. I have a few dozen CDs of tradtitional music, some of it guzheng. Nice stuff, eh? Edit: I'm not fast enough! Anyway, not everyone thinks it's "sappy" or like country-western. If you like it, enjoy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlr Posted December 8, 2004 at 08:31 PM Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 at 08:31 PM My sifu plays the music during our sessions; it's very relaxing... even though I'm a hiphop/house producer, I still love the sound of the instrument and the chill mood that comes with being in the studio learning forms and letting the guzheng fill in the background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niubi Posted December 8, 2004 at 10:07 PM Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 at 10:07 PM my friend wang yong is a gu zheng player/composer. he currently leads a big band called the wang yong group...it is something like yo-yo ma's silk road project. he played gu zheng in one of cui jian's old bands as well as played keyboards in many bands including the seminal chinese progressive hard rock band tang dynasty. i think when he was in england a few years ago he jammed - playing guzheng- with the orb and the asian dub foundation. guzheng music is available from the usual etailers (amazon, cduniverse, etc, yesasia.com). you can also get guzheng music and tutorials from http://www.chineseculture.net/guqin/instruments/zhengcds.htm as well as purchase instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlr Posted December 8, 2004 at 10:25 PM Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 at 10:25 PM Great link! I play lap steel and am drawn to the fretless sound... Wish I could find a zheng for less than a small fortune ;( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonglan Posted December 9, 2004 at 02:24 PM Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 at 02:24 PM Thanks niubi. I was surprised by the prices. Expensive, though it does allow one to buy Chinese instruments in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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