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Cui Jian (Chinese: 崔健; Korean: 최건; born 2 August 1961) is a Beijing-based Chinese singer-songwriter, trumpeter and guitarist. Affectionately called "Old Cui" ( 老崔 ; Lǎo Cuī ), he is credited with pioneering Chinese rock music.
Biography of CUI JIAN. 1961: Cui Jian, born on August 2 into an ethnically Korean family, is immediately surrounded by an environment of music and dance. His father is a professional trumpet player and his mother a member of a Korean minority dance troupe. 1975: Begins learning trumpet at age 14.
Nov 21, 2011 · 崔健 - 一無所有 / Nothing to My Name (by Cui Jian) 1989年，中國搖滾歌曲 (Chinese Rock Song) ( ( ( Milestone ))) -- 1st Million Visitor in 2020/01/20 1989年的春天 ...
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Feb 11, 2024 · The Wire China interviews Cui Jian, the “Father of Chinese Rock,” who founded China’s first world-class rock band in the mid-1980s. He shares his views on his career, music, film and the Tiananmen Square protests.
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Feb 5, 2024 · Inspired by crackly tapes of Simon and Garfunkel and John Denver, Cui Jian gave up on his career as a classical trumpeter, pioneering Chinese rock music. For much of the early 1980s, Jian could be found playing Western pop songs in the bars and hotels of Beijing.
Cui Jian is credited as being The Godfather of Chinese Rock for pioneering rock music in China in the late 80s. This, alongside his song ‘Nothing To My Name’ being the anthem of the...
Apr 28, 2004 · Cui Jian is largely known in China as the father of Chinese rock 'n' roll because of his prominence in the music scene and the 1989 Tiananmen Square student movement. His rise as a musician parallels the opening of China to the outside world in the era of Deng Xiaoping and market reforms.
