The YouTube video collection

[Charlie Huang]

I'll go first:

Shamisen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWJrMA3zJ5o
www.youtube.com/watch?v=09vfa4vuHFY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5rs7pfZuPs

Just wow!

And

Pipa: Liu Dehai
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A93hx2-N90

[zhou]

yeah, think the're awesome- it's been a while since ive picked up a shamisen, but that was in elementary school where it was required >^_^<

have you watched "Swan" yet? its amazing, but the sound quality isnt the best

[Charlie Huang]

Chihiro Onitsuka - Gekkou
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggUHODOZ5S4

[xiuxin]

hi all---

things seem pretty quiet these days so i thought i would just pop in with some youtube links:

my new favorite music style-- nanyin opera:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4ACXjqFmng
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3mQrLrgWAQ

some interesting *seemingly* very old music styles-- but im not certain:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QGQrKUY-ZQ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU4-X7jF5h8

this one is interesting-- sort of neo-traditional and very theatrical-- fun to watch although it is cut up:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVTCBXOWjew

nice zhongruan piece, although the audio is not so great:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEr3iOVNTUw

some guzheng--gloomy fragrance (?), and my super all-time favorite, which is a Mongolian piece.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2K_HDzBxP4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxXVpuY99w0

pipa solos "swan" by Zhang Qiang:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi4X-qCFGMk

and some amazing and (i think) beautiful singing of Dong and Miao (H'mong) ethnic minorities:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SZD2Is97ms
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlVJ38z-8rs


thats all for now. let me know what you think; i know that it all is a pretty broad range of stuff.

[davidmdahl]

That is good stuff, xiuxin. The Zhang Qiang swan is on my favorites list, and I enjoy showing it off to friends.

One of my other all time favorites is Winter Ducks Playing in the Water:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S5eH_59b1M

There are a lot of good Chinese music videos on Youtube!

Best wishes,

David