As you may know, there is a heated high-profile war being waged in the U.S. now over a new bill called SOPA ("Stop Online Piracy Act" in the House) and PIPA ("Protect Intellectual Property Act" in the Senate). The bills have been temporarily put on hold, but the issues highlighted by the controversies will not go away. The purpose of the bills is to enable IP owners to … [Read more...] about What Does SOPA (and PIPA) Tell us About “Freedom”?
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“Jasmine Flower” (茉莉花)
Yu Hongmei 于红梅 Erhu 二胡 Zhao Cong 赵聪 Pipa 琵琶 Chen Yue 陈悦 Dizi 笛子 Ji Wei 吉炜 Guzheng 古筝 … [Read more...] about “Jasmine Flower” (茉莉花)
“南海姑娘” (“South China Sea Girl”)
"南海姑娘" ("Girl from South China Sea") 赵聪 (Zhao Cong) on 琵琶 (pipa) 秦万民 (Qin Wanmin) on 吉他 (guitar) (Tudou.com version) … [Read more...] about “南海姑娘” (“South China Sea Girl”)
在那遥远的地方 (In That Distant Place), a Pipa, Erhu, and Dizi trio
在那遥远的地方 (In That Distant Place) is a very popular folk song written in 1939. Over the years, this song has taken on many forms. Chinese, old or young, all know it. Below is a composition by 马九越 using the pipa, dizi, and erhu instruments. Occasionally I get asked what are some Chinese values. This is an example, I think. My grandparents, my parents, and people of my … [Read more...] about 在那遥远的地方 (In That Distant Place), a Pipa, Erhu, and Dizi trio
月舞 (Moon Dance), an 二胡 (erhu) and 琵琶 (pipa) duet
(二胡 (erhu) by 于紅梅 (Yu Hong-Mei). 琵琶 (pipa) by 趙聰 (Zhao Cong)) … [Read more...] about 月舞 (Moon Dance), an 二胡 (erhu) and 琵琶 (pipa) duet