New Music in China
Robert Worby reports from Shanghai on the range of new music being made there, visiting the hi-tech E-Arts Festival and the thriving underground 'noise' scene.
Robert Worby reports from Shanghai on the range of new music being made in this rapidly-expanding metropolis. In tune with the city's futuristic skyline, he finds much of the musical creativity in electronic sounds, both in the lavishly-funded hi-tech E-Arts Festival, and in the thriving underground 'noise' scene. Robert discovers the earliest Chinese electronic music in the archives of the Conservatory and finds composers such as Chen Qiangbin combining traditional Chinese instruments with electronic sounds. He also attends an underground gig featuring Porn Moon Twins.
Part of Radio 3's Focus on China season.
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- Sat 21 Jun 2008 22:30大象传媒 Radio 3
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