Cui Jian

Cui Jian (Chinese崔健, Pinyin Cui Jiàn; born August 2, 1961 in Beijing, People's Republic of China) is a Chinese rock musicians of Korean descent. He is considered a pioneer of Chinese rock music and is also referred to as the father of Chinese rock. Activities is a trumpeter guitarist, songwriter, composer and actor.

Life

Cui Jian comes from a musical family with Korean descent. At the age of fourteen he began to play the trumpet and worked from 1981 to 1987 with the Beijing Philharmonic orchestras. Towards the end of 1984, he recorded his first album Langzigui (浪子 归" Return of the Prodigal Son " ) on. The texts do not come from his hand and the music corresponds to the mainstream of popular music at the time. Abruptly, he was known in 1986 with his song Yīwúsǔoyǒu (一无所有"I have nothing ").

In 1988, he brings the Beijing band ADO the first rock album of the People's Republic of China out: Rock and Roll on the New Long March (新 长征 路上 的 摇滚). Although they were not present in the media, the organization was problematic and they were confronted with censorship, the album sold throughout the country and became the voice of many.

Cui Jian is the first rock musicians of the People's Republic, who also gave concerts outside the country, such as in 1988 in Seoul, in 1989 in Paris and London.

During the student protests at Tiananmen in 1989 he plays the song yi wu suǒyǒu (一无所有, dt: "I have nothing " ), which was a 'hymn of the student protests. " As a result, he was prevented by the Chinese authorities to perform in Beijing.

Since 1993 he has also been involved in various film projects, such as Beijing Bastards by Zhang Yuan. For Devils on the Doorstep (Chinese鬼子 来 了, Pinyin gǔizǐ lái le ), he wrote the 2000 film music. In the same year he received the Prince Claus Award from the Netherlands for its extraordinary successes of Culture and Society.

He also played in Roots and Branches (Chinese我 的 兄弟 姐妹, Pinyin wǒ de Xiongdi jǐemèi ) by Yu Zhong with.

The Musical Show Me Your Colors (给 我 一点 颜色) of the Hong Kong Modern Dance Company in 2001, he celebrated premiere.

While his music later switched to rhythm -based avant -rock from the initial rock, can not come close to his success in 1988, his later albums.

Today he operates itself as critics of Chinese society and is active even after the Tiananmen Square Massacre in China's underground culture.

Discography

Albums

  • 浪子 归( Langzigui ) ( 1984)
  • 新 长征 路上 的 摇滚( Rock and Roll on the New Long March ) ( 1987)
  • 解决( Solution) (1990 )
  • 红旗 下 的 蛋( Balls Under the Red Flag) (1994 )
  • 无能 的 力量( The Power of the Powerless ) ( 1998)
  • 给 你 一点 颜色( Show You Color) (2005)

Film Music

  • Crossings (Chinese错爱, Pinyin cùoài ) ( 1994)
  • Beijing Bastards (Chinese北京 杂种, Pinyin Běijīng Zázhǒng ) ( 1996)
  • Devils on the Doorstep (Chinese鬼子 来 了, Pinyin gǔizǐ lái le ) (1999 )

Tributes Cui Jian

  • 谁 是 崔健( Who is Cui Jian? ) (2005 ), Tribute Chinese underground bands and musicians who cover Cui Jian's songs. Publisher: Scream Records.

Filmography

  • Beijing Bastards (Chinese北京 杂种, Pinyin Běijīng Zázhǒng ) ( 1996)
  • Roots and Branches (Chinese我 的 兄弟 姐妹, Pinyin wǒ de Xiongdi jǐemèi ) (2003 )
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