where to find ambient traditional chinese music?

Post by **Tsakali_** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:38 am

just because...so any takers?

Post by **Dark Metal** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:40 am

Chinese Elevator?

Post by **Dark Metal** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:40 am

http://www.chairmanmaozedong.com/

Post by **tnf** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:38 am

chinese restaurant?

Post by **Tsakali_** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:41 am

funny you say that, but the restaurants here are either too trashy and play local radio stations, or too fancy and play nothing

Post by **Tsakali_** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:42 am

but last summer I went to one in Orlando and they had live traditional music playing :icon14:

Post by **seremtan** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:45 am

china?

Post by **Tsakali_** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:49 am

why didn't i think of that :icon14:

Post by **Turbine** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:50 am

http://www.publicdomaintorrents.com/

Post by **Anwulf** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:25 am

Traditional ambient music in China today is the saccharine Take Me To Your Heart (both in English and Chinese) or the theme to Titanic by (young children look away now) Celine Dion.

Also Happy Birthday which is not only played for no apparent reason but is also the music used as a warning by trucks that spray water on the roads in summer to dampen down the dust. Any randomly selected Christmas carol at any time of the year.

Post by **obsidian** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:39 am

If you're looking for traditional, I think that would still be a pretty big range to look at. China is a big country and I think they have many subcultures that are specific to certain regions. I'm pretty sure every region has its own ideas of what is 'traditional'.

There's this one old fellow who's a licensed performer in some of the subway stations here in Toronto. He plays this instrument that looks like a small cylinder attached to a long stick. It's a string instrument that you play with a bow, almost like a very thin cello. I have no idea what the instrument is called, but I imagine that's pretty 'traditional'.

Edit: it looks like one of these, not sure which one exactly...

Post by **seremtan** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:16 am

a cerro?

Post by **Tsakali_** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:10 pm

I'm actually looking to fork out some cash if I can find anything in a cd form.

That instrument sound very promising obsidian.
Have you seen the movie Kung Fu Hustle? they have a stringed musical instrument, that made some pretty sweet sounds

I might have to resort to westernised movie sound tracks

ps
the image properties calls those two : Sihu and Huluhu