Some of them are eager to learn Chinese folk songs, and many are particularly ... Zhao's eldest daughter, Zhao Meijun, now teaches music at a local middle school. She has worked hard to spark ...

The United Nations (UN) marked its 16th Chinese Language Day on Tuesday at its New York headquarters, offering an immersive cultural experience that blended Chinese poetry and music. This year's ...

That David has since traced back to the 1902 prototype, a hit in the Broadway production of the London musical A Chinese Honeymoon ... Wizard of Oz. Sheet music of the Jerome song sold a million ...

Hua'er, northwest China's centuries-old folk song form, unites diverse ethnic ... Though he can barely understand the improvised Chinese lyrics, he is captivated by the performers. “Their joy is ...

I'll confess I was so enmeshed in these characters that it hit me with a twinge of disappointment when Remmick (Jack ...

(He called folk music “the organic cultural product of the proletariat.”) To find the folk songs they perform, the bands’ members often trawl YouTube, delve into online folk music archives ...

Not many of Billy Joel’s fans likely think of him as a folk singer ... on most rock songs), they evoked rolling waves. The harmonica and violin (the latter played by classical music legend ...

In addition, singers will also perform through song competitions and call-and-response singing, showcasing the unique charm of folk music from various regions of China.

The idiosyncratic songwriter and cartoonist had been coming to the East Tennessee city for decades, but his trip there over the last weekend in March for the sprawling music festival Big Ears had ...

He released his debut album, 1964’s “First Songs,” on Folkways, the acclaimed home of Woody Guthrie and curator Harry Smith’s “Anthology of American Folk Music.” Hurley’s talents ...

McRae’s sophomore album, the folk-pop ... drawn to certain songs like “Massachusetts” over others. Cook says it’s the same amorphous quality that drives all good music: honesty.

Over time, the two instruments developed differently according to their cultural contexts. Over centuries, the sheng became a more versatile instrument in Chinese music, often used in folk music, ...