Shidaiqu
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Shidaiqu (Chinese:時代曲 shídàiqǔ) is a type of Chinese folk/European jazz fusion music that originated in Shanghai, China, in the 1920s[1].
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[edit] Terminology
The term (時代曲shídàiqǔ) literally means "songs of the era" in Mandarin. When sung in Cantonese, it is referred to as (粵語時代曲), when sung in Amoy Hokkien, it is referred to as (夏語時代曲).
[edit] Mainstream
In Shanghai shidaiqu was regarded as Chinese popular music beginning in the 1920s. Its heyday was in the 1940s, then it died out in 1952 when the Communists banned nightclubs and pop music production. The tradition then moved to Hong Kong and reached its height from the 1950s to the late 1960s, when it was replaced by the Taiwanese pops (sung in Mandarin) and later cantopop. While it is considered a prototype, music enthusiasts may see it as early version of mandopop. Li Jinhui is the founder of shidaiqu, along with Chinese popular music. The western jazz influences were shaped by American jazz musician Buck Clayton. Nowadays, shidaiqu has inspired Gary Lucas for his album The Edge of Heaven. On the other hand, if cinema was at the origin of many songs, Wong Kar Wai used them again for illustrating his movie "In the Mood for Love"; Rebecca Pan, one of the actresses in this film, was also one of those famous shidaiqu singers. Last but not least, as mainland China and Hong Kong were areas where shidaiqu originated, Japan shouldn't be neglected in the story of shidaiqu, as one of the most famous singers, Yoshiko Yamagushi (aka Li Xianglan), was Japanese.
[edit] Some singers
- Bai Hong
- Zhou Xuan
- Chen Juan-juan
- Bai Guang
- Wang Zeh-mei
- Kung Chiu-hsia
- Tung Pei-pei
- Woo Ing-ing
- Chang Loo
- Hsia Tan
- Tsin Ting
- Yao Lee
- Yao Ming
- Li Li-hwa
- Lin Dai
- Yeh Meng
- Li Xianglan
- Poon Sow-keng
- Rebecca Pan
- Mona Fong
- Tsai Chin
- Tsui Ping
- Grace Chang
- Ling Po
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Shoesmith, Brian. Rossiter, Ned. [2004] (2004). Refashioning Pop Music in Asia: Cosmopolitan flows, political tempos and aesthetic Industries. Routeledge Publishing. ISBN 0700714014
