Index: 1. Huang Xiaoyun: Chinese singer (pop, opera, rap) and multi-instrumentalist; 2. Daegeumi Nuna (South Korean “daeguem” player and teacher); 3. “Playing for Change” (movement and band); 4. Brooklyn Duo (Marnie, pianist; Patrick, cellist); 5. The Band Geeks by Richie Castellano (guitarist and keyboardist for Blue Oyster Cult); 6. Paola Hermosín (classical guitarist, singer, songwriter, teacher); 7. Moyun (Hong Kong musician and “guzheng” player); 8. Wagakki Band (Japanese pop-rock-metal band that uses some traditional instruments) collab with Amy Lee of Evanescence of “Bring Me To Life”; 9. Hua Chenyu: Chinese superstar singer (pop, rock, rap), songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
July 1, 2023
Huang Xiaoyun: Chinese singer (pop, opera, rap) and multi-instrumentalist
From Wikipedia: Huang Xiaoyun (born 22 December 1998) is a Chinese singer and actress of Bouyei ethnicity. She first gained recognition in the Chinese television talent show “The Voice of China 4” in 2015 and later on in 2020, when she was a competitor on Hunan TV’s “Singer 2020.” Education: Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing). She’s known for her powerful head voice.
1. “Your Answer” (Singer 2020)
2. “Con Te Partiro” (Time to Say Goodbye) and other songs from “Singing with legends S4”
3. “Sad Sometimes” (Alan Walker)
6. “Upwards to the Moon” (ending theme for Chinese period drama “Ashes of Love”)
6. “Sea And Stars”
7. Vlog 17
June 24, 2023
Daegeumi Nuna (South Korean “daegeum” player and teacher)
Daegeumi Nuna is a daegeum player and teacher; her YouTube channel has 500-plus videos and 186K subscribers.
“Amazing Sounding Long Bamboo
Flute Making Process” “Crafting a daegeum
using manual tools” |
“The daegeum (also spelled taegum, daegum or taegŭm) is a large bamboo flute, a transverse flute used in traditional Korean music. It has a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre. It is used in court, aristocratic, and folk music, as well as in contemporary classical music, popular music, and film scores. And daegeum has a wide range and has a fixed pitch, so other instruments tune in to the daegeum when playing together.”
“Smaller flutes in the same family include the junggeum (Korean: 중금; Hanja: 中笒) and sogeum (Korean: 소금; Hanja: 小笒), neither of which today have a buzzing membrane. The three together are known as samjuk (Korean: 삼죽; Hanja: 三竹; literally "three bamboo"), as the three primary flutes of the Silla period.”
From “[Visual History of Korea] Daegeum: Korean bamboo flute hits all the right notes” (Korea Herald):
Daegeum, a one-of-a-kind woodwind instrument indigenous to Korea, is made from double-groove bamboo, which is an anomaly in bamboo but perfect for making daegeum flutes with thick walls.
Because a daegeum is made from natural bamboo, no two instruments are alike.
A daegeum is complete when a thin reed called galdae cheong, a translucent membrane from tall perennial reed grass that is found in Korean wetlands, is placed over the opening on the tough bamboo flute. The reed vibrates when the instrument is played, creating its unique sound.
“Ninety percent of students who try to learn daegeum quit. People give up learning daegeum because it’s difficult to make beautiful sounds. There are many cases where it is difficult to overcome that challenge,” said Won the daegeum maestro, who has taught hundreds of pupils.
1. “Fate” (from hit Korean movie “The King and The Clown” OST); this is Daegumi Nuna’s most popular video, with over 3 milion views.
2. Playlist with “Pachelbel” (10:36 mark) and “Kiss the Rain” by Yurima (17:39 mark)
3. “Forever” (power ballad) by Stratovarius, Finnish power metal band
4. Titanic OST (“My Heart Will Go On”)
5. “Over the Rainbow” from “The Wizard of Oz”
6. “Let It Be” (Beatles)
June 17, 2023
“Playing for Change” (movement and band)
“Playing For Change” was created to inspire and connect the world through music. The idea for this project came from a common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people.”
“A unique fusion of influences and talents, the band currently consists of 11 musicians from 10 countries, carrying music from the streets to the stage to the hearts of people. These musicians come from many different countries and cultures, but through music, they speak the same language.”
The “Playing For Change” YouTube channel has 468 videos and 2.99 million subscribers.
1. “Stand By Me” (Brazil, 2015)
2. “The Weight” | Featuring Ringo Starr and Robbie Robertson
3. “Lean On Me (Bill Withers)”
4. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
June 10, 2023
Brooklyn Duo (Marnie, pianist; Patrick, cellist)
Patrick and Marnie Laird are a husband-and-wife team; they started covering pop spongs after Shakira and Taylor Swift encouraged them to do so. Their YouTube channel has 141 videos and 1.38 million subscribers.
1. “You Are The Reason” (Calum Scott) cover
2. “Someone Like You” (Adele) cover
3. “Canon in D (Pachelbel’s Canon)”
4. “Con Te Partiro” (Time to Say Goodbye)
June 3, 2023
The Band Geeks by Richie Castellano (guitarist and keyboardist for Blue Oyster Cult)
Links: Archived YT channel; Richie Castellano’s new YT channel
1. “Burnin’ For You” (Blue Oyster Cult) cover
2. “Wasted Years” (Iron Maiden) cover
May 27, 2023
Paola Hermosín (classical guitarist, singer, songwriter, and teacher)
Paola Hermosín is a classical guitarist, singer, songwriter, and teacher. Her YouTube channel has 367 videos and 967K subscribers.
1. “The Four Seasons” by Vivaldi for Guitar | Spring I. Allegro history and cover
2. “Ode to Joy” by Beethoven
3. “Bohemian Rhapsody” analysis and cover
4. “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen | Analysis and Cover
5. “El Cóndor Pasa” history and cover
6. “Zorba the Greek” history and cover
7. “La vie en rose” history and cover
8. “Bella Ciao” history and cover (drama “Money Heist”; 7.4 million views)
9. Reacting to Alip Ba Ta and other great guitarists
May 20, 2023
Moyun (Hong Kong musician and “guzheng” player)
‘Guzheng Pop Princess’ Wows Millions in
China With Her Hit Song Covers “An Introduction to the GuZheng”
“We Learnt the Guzheng in 1 hour”
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Hong Kong musician and professional guzheng player Moyun is popularizing the traditional instrument for a new generation of music lovers. The roots of the guzheng, the Chinese zither, can be traced to before the 6th century BCE. It has a distinctly sweet, melodious sound. What Moyun is well-known for, both on YouTube and the similar Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili, is her skill in blending this tradition with pop culture; she adapts popular songs for the guzheng.
Moyun’s YouTube channel has 91 videos and 266K subscribers.
In her video about receiving her YouTube creator award for reaching 100K subscribers, Moyun (Mo Yun) explains why she hides her face with a veil or mask; she says it’s for an artistic reason and not a medical reason. In that video, she wears an almost transparent veil, and you can see that she’s beautiful.
1. “Hotel California” by The Eagles
2. “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses
3. “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC
4. “Numb” by Linkin Park
5. “STAY” by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber
6. “Pachelbel Canon in D Major”
7. “Opening the Sky” (video set in the majestic Huashan Mountain)
8. “Sunflower : Panda Yaya, welcome home!”
At the start of this video, Moyun cradles the guzheng (which isn’t the usual way of playing it); throughout the song, she shows off her percussive skills.
9. “Senbonzakura” aka “One Thousand Cherry Trees” (Moyun’s first upload in 2014 in Bilibili, China’s version of Youtube)
10. “Gokuraku Jodo” x “Ikenai Borderline” x ”Shin Takarajima”
11. Guzheng vs. grand piano (cover of theme song of “Your Lie in April,” a Japanese youth music romance film, with pianist MappleZS)
May 13, 2023
Wagakki Band (Japanese pop-rock-metal band that uses some traditional instruments) collab with Amy Lee of Evanescence of “Bring Me To Life”
May 6, 2023
Hua Chenyu: Chinese superstar singer (pop, rock, rap), songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist)
From Wikipedia: Hua Chenyu (“Hua Hua”) gained widespread recognition for his music talent, strong vocal ability and stage performance after participating in Singer 2018. In this contest, he placed runner-up to Jessie J, British singer and songwriter.
Hua Chenyu graduated from Wuhan Conservatory of Music; he studied briefly in Berklee College of Music (Boston, Massachusetts).
“In less than a year since Hua’s debut, he announced his first headlining concert, Mars Concert, in May 2014. On June 28, 2014, over 10,000 concert tickets for his first show on September 6 were sold out in 92 seconds.”
1. “Nunchucks” (Singer 2018); 10:07 mark
2. “Light Years Away” with G.E.M. (Singer 2018 Finale)
3. “Fake Monk” (Singer 2018)
4. “Ordinary Path” (Singer 2018)
5. “Mountain and Sea” (Singer 2018)
6. “Child” (Singer 2018)
7. “You have to believe that this is not the last day” (Singer 2020)
8. “Nanping Evening Bells” with Su Shiding aka Juno Su (The Next S1)
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