videlity Posted December 21, 2012 at 10:37 AM Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 at 10:37 AM Hi everyone, I feel like listening to some Chinese music could be beneficial for learning Chinese. Right now, I probably know about 800-1000 characters or so, maybe around HSK4 level? I'm just not really sure where to start with listening to Chinese music or where to find it. I've only listened to a couple of Chinese songs and I like these ones: A-Lin以前，以後完整版http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEnYfb9B6Vs 夏天的风/温岚 Any help/recommendations will be appreciated. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feihong Posted December 21, 2012 at 06:43 PM Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 at 06:43 PM You should check out 豆瓣音乐 (Douban Music). It focuses a bit more on indie acts than the acts that are currently very popular right now, but it features a greater range of genres than, say, 虾米音乐网. I should add that I believe the genre most suited for beginning to intermediate learners is 民谣 （Western-style folk music). Often the songs are fairly slow and there won't be a lot of instrumentation to obscure the singer's voice. The lyrics tend to be a bit more interesting and varied than the ones found in pop songs. When you reach an advanced level, rap is also a good choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count_zero Posted December 26, 2012 at 05:45 AM Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 at 05:45 AM Some guy I've never heard of has put this together for the Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/dec/25/china-music-lowdown-on-chinese-pop Worth checking out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
陳德聰 Posted December 26, 2012 at 02:54 PM Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 at 02:54 PM Awesome link from count_zero, I think you can also dive into Chinese music that is pretty popular right now by watching the recently(-ish) finished 中国好声音, since that show aired I think I have heard 我的歌声里 close to a hundred times, and 王妃 in KTV almost as many times haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count_zero Posted December 27, 2012 at 02:23 AM Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 at 02:23 AM And if you liked that, check this out. http://www.timeoutbeijing.com/features/Music/14310/Chinese-musical-genres.html It's a round-up of Chinese musical genres and videos of some classic examples. Written by Wang Ge, formerly of Time Out Beijing and now working at Vice magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feihong Posted December 27, 2012 at 10:19 PM Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 at 10:19 PM A more recent music-related article from Timeout Beijing: Best Chinese records of 2012. I actually know a few of these bands. Can personally recommend The Gar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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