Filed under: cantonese opera
Hello, Dear Listener, I’m back after a busy few months of Real Life and ready to present some more obscure Chinese Opera records! I figure the hardcore Haji Maji listeners have probably worn out all my previous postings through repeated daily listenings, so today I will be posting THREE different records from some small independent labels of the 1940’s and 50’s. Stay tuned, there will be a few surprises in July…
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First up is a record on the Num Sing label. Unfortunately, I don’t know anything about it, but I’m guessing it’s from the 1950’s. This one is for fans of chaotic percussion and players of trash can lids.
Filed under: cantonese opera
Here’s another one I’ve never seen before….Golden Star Records from Hong Kong. This Cantonese record is most likely from the 1940’s or early 1950’s. It’s interesting to compare the way the Cantonese musical style has changed from the earlier records I’ve posted…listen to the Beka, Columbia dragon, Hindenburg, etc.
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Filed under: Amoy Opera, Instrumental | Tags: amoy, chinese opera, Fujian, Hokkien, Taiwan
Amoy is in the Southeastern province of Fujian, across the strait from Taiwan. The language and culture are closely related to that of Taiwan, thus the image of the old Taiwanese flag. Here’s an Amoy Opera instrumental on a label I’ve never seen before. The name of the label translates as something like “Country Love Company”. The music sounds very much like Taiwanese Opera (coming soon in a future post).
