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Looking Back (moon lute)

from Inner Chapters by Jen Shyu

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Everyone loves Hengchun folk song
The whole province over know these famous songs
Mr. Chen Da* handed them down to me
Let us hand down this music from generation to generation

*Chen Da was a renowned narrator and singer, defining Hengchun folk music. Born in 1905, 1/4 indigenous Taiwanese descent, he was a true virtuoso on the moon lute and a genius improviser with lyrics. He died tragically in 1981 from being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street.

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from Inner Chapters, track released August 17, 2010
Jen Shyu, vocals & moon lute; Chen Ying, lyrics

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Jen Shyu New York, New York

Guggenheim Fellow, USA Fellow, Doris Duke Artist, multilingual vocalist-composer-multi-instrumentalist-actor-dancer JEN SHYU has produced 8 albums, performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Metropolitan Museum of Art & is a Fulbright scholar speaking 10 languages. Her Song of Silver Geese was among NYTimes' Best Albums of 2017. Co-founder of mutualmentorshipformusicians.org & a Steinway Artist. ... more

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