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FOCUS: Chinese youth accepting 'J-pop' with enthusiastic cheers SHANGHAI, Aug. 7 Kyodo (EDS: THIS IS THE FIRST OF A SERIES OF FIVE NEWS FOCUS STORIES RELATED TO THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF NORMALIZING JAPAN-CHINA ......(Continue Reading) Voices from Chinese rock, past and present tense: social commentary and construction of identity in Yaogun yinyue, from Tiananmen to the present A little noticed French news wire release from Beijing on April 27, 1998, triggered no international diplomatic protests when it stated: A rock musician ......(Continue Reading)Bjork: with an experimental new vocal album, one of pop music's great explorers continues to venture into uncharted waters. Here, she talks living on the LAURIE ANDERSON: So, Bjork, I love your new record, Medulla [Elektra/Atlantic]--especially some of the words. The song "Sonnet" sounds like ......(Continue Reading)Chinese pop fans cheer stars at Great Wall Alicia Keys, Nellie McKay and Cyndi Lauper brought pop music to an ancient setting, performing for thousands of Chinese fans at the foot of the Great ......(Continue Reading)Personal Mao: reshaping an icon in contemporary Chinese art - Chinese political and cultural leader Mao Zedong Contemporary 'avant-garde' art in mainland China is characterized by the widespread reemergence of the icon of Mao Zedong. Mao's renewed popularity in the 1990s China is evident in, among others, book...(Continue Reading)
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