DadawaCountry of origin:China Type of music generally:Ethereal, traditional (and trad-based), world music Status:Most recent release, Moonrise (2013) See also:Wikipedia's entry on Dadawa Comparisons:Yungchen Lhamo; I've seen her called a "Chinese Enya" but I wouldn't necessarily say that myself. (JoAnn Whetsell) Covers/own material:Mostly compositions by He Xuntian. Writes some lyrics. General comments:Dadawa has one of those crystal clear voices that can transport me and take my breath away. (JoAnn Whetsell) Recommended first album:Sister Drum Recordings:
Sister DrumRelease info:1995—Sire Records—7559-61889-2 Availability:Wide Ecto priority:Highly recommended Group members:Dadawa (Zhu Zheqin)—vocals Guest artists:He Xuntian—music composition and arrangement Produced by:He Xuntian Comments:i got sister drum at a used cd store, and for some reason, i guess i'd heard the name before but didn't know much (or anything) about the singer, i actually thought it was a native american group. i must have gotten it/her confused with something/one else. anyway, dadawa is a singer from china and the album sister drum was inspired by tibetan music by a chinese man (He Xuntian) who had collected lots of tibetan folk songs and then subsequent trips to tibet. regardless of what the politics of all that might be, it is a really beautiful album. lots of interesting notes about the making of the album, the meaning of the songs (which are printed in chinese characters and english translations.) well worth checking out. (JoAnn Whetsell) Voices From the SkyRelease info:1997—Ufoco Group Co. Ltd—31008-2 Availability:Wide Ecto priority:Highly recommended Group members:Dadawa—vocals Guest artists:He Xuntian—percussion, composition, arrangements Produced by:He Xuntian Comments:This album, also inspired by Tibetan music, but less obviously so than Sister Drum, is softer and takes a few listens to appreciate, but then the beauty of the vocals, the music, and the silences really come through and reveal more of themselves on repeated listens. I especially like the "Sixth Dalai Lama's Song". (JoAnn Whetsell) Further info:Dadawa contributed vocals to the Chinese Box soundtrack. Thanks to JoAnn Whetsell for work on this entry.
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