Comments | disjecta: Music Teacher needs help with Music

disjecta

Music Teacher needs help with Music

Nov 01, 2010 00:12

How's that for a subject head?

I suppose I'm exploring unfamiliar territory here...but I'm looking for Popular Music as sung/played in lounges during 1930/40s Shanghai (上海滩) ? I'm thinking along the lines of (maybe) jazzy loungy numbers but in Mandarin! Maybe I can start with soundtracks on movies of that genre. Not even sure if it exists or some ( Read more... )

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hansel25 October 31 2010, 16:55:38 UTC

eh, there is a jazz album called Shanghai Jazz. Check that out.

disjecta November 1 2010, 00:54:10 UTC

thanks!

is that the That CD high society one?

hansel25 November 1 2010, 02:38:48 UTC

Er I dunno. I saw it at a friend's house. But it sounds like it.

jebenmed November 1 2010, 02:50:51 UTC

yes the high society one. there are 2 volumes of ti actually.

imatraveller November 1 2010, 01:41:18 UTC

I got this:

http://www.amazon.com/Shanghai-Lounge-Divas-Various-Artists/dp/B00029CYCQ?bcsi_scan_F312F78E145D52C7=zqT0ZywkfmnZSIjHIizzFPTLgsUbAAAAuLL0CQ==

jebenmed November 1 2010, 02:52:34 UTC

its actually bordering techno rather than lounge but the remixes are quite nice nonetheless.

lordng November 1 2010, 03:48:43 UTC

hmm i do listen to chinese oldies from the 1930s - the mid 1960s...

i have quite a number of the original cds too...
who's songs you wish to know more abt? perhaps i can tell u more..

disjecta November 3 2010, 14:24:24 UTC

looking for more jazz numbers in particular - perhaps from the 30s and 40s?

thanks!