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Cantopop (a contraction of " Cantonese pop music") is a genre of pop music sung in Cantonese. [ 1] Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production and consumption. [ 2] The genre began in the 1970s and became associated with Hong Kong popular music from the middle of the decade. [ 1]
None. Musical artist. Joseph Koo Kar-Fai MBE GBS ( Chinese: 顧嘉煇; 25 February 1931 [1] – 3 January 2023) was a Hong Kong composer. He used the pen name Moran (莫然) for Mandarin songs early in his career. [2] According to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Koo was one of the most respected composers in Hong Kong.
Music of Hong Kong. The Music of Hong Kong is an eclectic mixture of traditional and popular genres. Cantopop is one of the more prominent genres of music produced in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta regularly perform western classical music in the city. There is also a long tradition of Cantonese ...
Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies. " Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies " [1] [2] ( Chinese: 海闊天空; Jyutping: hoi2 fut3 tin1 hung1; lit. "sea wide sky empty") is a Cantonese song written and recorded by the Hong Kong rock band Beyond. Released in 1993 on the Cantonese album Rock and Roll, the song was and remains massively popular. [3]
Dave Wang (traditional Chinese: 王傑; simplified Chinese: 王杰; pinyin: Wáng Jié; Wade–Giles: Wang Chieh; born 20 October 1962) is a Hong Kong-Taiwanese singer, songwriter and actor. His popular hits in the late 1980s,early 1990s and 2000s include "一場遊戲一場夢" (A Game A Dream) and "幾分傷心幾分痴" (Bits of Sadness ...
Hins Cheung. Hins Cheung King-hin ( Chinese: 張敬軒; born 1 February 1981), is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, record producer, chef, and businessperson. He made his debut in 2001 with the studio album Hins' First. He has since released 17 studio albums and EPs. Among his various accolades, he has won the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Best Male ...
Beyond was a Hong Kong rock band formed in 1983. The band became prominent in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Mainland China, and Overseas Chinese communities. [1] The band is widely considered as the most successful and influential Cantopop band from Hong Kong. [1] In 1993, leader Wong Ka Kui, died at the age of 31 after an ...
Shidaiqu is a kind of fusion music that makes use of jazz musical instruments (castanets, maracas). Songs were sung in a high-pitched childlike style. [3] [4] This early style would soon be replaced by more sophisticated performances from better-trained singers. The songs of the period often use the ABA or ABCA form, which were new to Chinese ...