Chinese Music

Dou Wei is a popular Chinese musician that continues to experiment with the music he creates. Unlike some of his counterparts like Cui Jian, Dou Wei’s music is not politically-oriented. Rather, he focuses on his feelings and his experiences in life when creating music. Although his music may range from pop-rock to goth, most of his work still retains its poetic characteristics and it’s ever-appealing charm to its fans.

Below is a video of Dou Wei with his ex-wife Faye Wong performing Na La La x1. The video doesn’t show much though; but you can hear the lyrics and the audio really well.

A musician, songwriter, trumpet plater, guitarist, and a composer, Cui Jian is often referred to as the “Father of Chinese Rock” as he was the first artist to break away from traditional Chinese rock and incorporate Western rock into his music.

Lee-Hom Wang was born on May 17, 1976 and is a four time Golden Melody Award-winning singer-songwriter and actor. He has also received highly recognized success in the entire Southeast Asia. One of his notable contributions to Mandopop was the “chinked-out” music genre; a genre influenced heavily by traditional Chinese music. Wang is currently managed and records albums with Sony BMG.

A Chinese singer, songwriter, actress and model, Faye Wong was born in August 08, 1969 in Beijing, and is a popular icon in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and Japan. Her fan base has grown so large and devoted that the media in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China have dubbed her as “Heavenly Queen”, while her fans in Japan call her the “Diva of Asia.”

Jay Chou is a music award-winning Taiwanese musician, singer, producer, actor and director. He was discovered in a talent contest back in 1998 where his piano and song-writing skills were showcased. Most of his songs and compositions are categorized as pop music. His manager Yang Jun Rong and lyricist Vincent Fang co-founded a new record company, JVR Music wherein Jay Chou will e able to continue his musical career and fulfill his goal of fostering and discovering new singing talent.