Jan 27, 2020
Wu Fei describes herself as an ancient soul trapped in a feisty woman's body. Hailing from Beijing, China, Wu Fei is a multi-talented musician and composer known for playing and improvising on the traditional Chinese guzheng as well as improvisational singing and piano. Fei talks to John about her life as a child prodigy, transitioning from China to the U.S., how both countries have influenced her and her music, and what it was like to hear American music for the first time in her teenage years. She also discusses her critically acclaimed original work "Hello Gold Mountain."
MUSICAL MENTIONS
0:09 World Music
Foundation
0:11 John Gardner
0:16 Wu Fei
0:18 Guzheng
0:25 Tone
1:43 Pitch
1:44 Rhythm
4:06 Sanxian
4:08 Fret
4:09 Banjo
4:52 Music Theory
4:55 China Conservatory of
Music
5:13 Piano
5:18 Western Classical
Music
6:10 Chinese Music
10:44 African Dance
10:46 Indian Dance
13:07 Michael Jackson
13:08 Madonna
13:10 Jazz
13:12 Kitaro
13:13 Taiko Drum
13:14 Koto
13:28 American Music
15:38 John Cage
15:50 Compose
17:20 String Quartet
17:35 Shostakovich
17:36 Brahmes
17:38 Jimmi Hendrix
18:58 Northern Texas Music College
24:46 West-African Drumming and
Dance Ensemble
24:48 Northern Indian Raga
24:52 Percussion
24:52 Marching Band
25:53 Mills College
26:02 Improvisation
27:58 Hello Golden Mountain
28:49 Ravi Shankar
30:13 Soloist
32:02 Indian Music
36:56 Chatterbird
38:50 Celine Thackston
39:48 National Symphony
41:36 Oud
41:36 Shanir Blumenkranz
42:25 Mei-Ann-Chen
44:16 Harp
44:25 Keyboard
44:49 Vibrato
48:11 Bach
48:12 Ravel
48:51 Abigail Washburne
49:13 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings