Cui Jian

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Cui Jian in 2007 performing at the Hohaiyan Rock Festival in Taiwan.

Cui Jian ( Chinese  崔健 , Pinyin Cuī Jiàn ; born August 2, 1961 in Beijing , People's Republic of China ) is a Chinese rock musician of Korean descent. He is considered a pioneer of Chinese rock music and is also known as the father of Chinese rock. He works as a trumpeter , guitarist , songwriter , composer and actor .

Life

Cui Jian comes from a musical family of Korean descent. He started playing the trumpet at the age of fourteen and worked with the Beijing Symphony Orchestra from 1981 to 1987 . Towards the end of 1984 he recorded his first album Langzigui ( 浪子 归 "Return of the Prodigal Son"). The lyrics do not come from his hand, and the music corresponds to the mainstream of popular music at the time. He became well known in 1986 with his song Yīwúsǔoyǒu ( 一无所有 “I have nothing”).

In 1988 he brought out the People's Republic of China's first rock album with the Beijing band ADO : Rock and Roll on the New Long March ( 新 长征 路上 的 摇滚 ). Despite not having a presence in the media, organizational problems and censorship , the album sold across the country and became the voice of many.

Cui Jian is the first rock musician of the People's Republic to give concerts outside the country, such as in Seoul in 1988 , Paris and London in 1989 .

During the student protests on Tian'anmen in 1989 , he played the song Yī wú suǒyǒu (一无所有, English: “I have nothing”), which became an “anthem of the student protests”. As a result, the Chinese authorities prevented him from performing in Beijing.

Since 1993 he has also been involved in various film projects, such as Beijing Bastards by Zhang Yuan . He wrote the film music for Devils on the Doorstep ( Chinese  鬼子 来 了 , Pinyin gǔizǐ lái le ) in 2000 . In the same year he received the Prince Claus Prize from the Netherlands for his extraordinary achievements in culture and society.

He also played in Roots and Branches ( Chinese  我 的 兄弟 姐妹 , Pinyin wǒ de xiōngdì jǐemèi ) by Yu Zhong .

He premiered in 2001 with the musical show Me Your Colors ( 给 我 一点 颜色 ) by the Hong Kong Modern Dance Company.

While his music later switched from early rock to rhythmic avant rock , his newer albums cannot match his success in 1988.

He continues to act as a critic of Chinese society and is also active in the Chinese underground culture after the Tian'anmen massacre.

Discography

Albums

  • 浪子 归 (Langzigui) (1984)
  • 新 长征 路上 的 摇滚 (Rock and Roll on the New Long March) (1989)
  • 解决 (Solution) (1991)
  • 红旗 下 的 蛋 (Balls Under the Red Flag) (1994)
  • 无能 的 力量 (The Power of the Powerless) (1998)
  • 给 你 一点 颜色 (Show You Color) (2005)

Film music

Tributes on Cui Jian

  • 谁 是 崔健 (Who is Cui Jian?) (2005), tribute to Chinese underground bands and musicians who cover Cui Jian's songs. Publisher: Scream Records.

Filmography

literature

Web links

Commons : Cui Jian  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sheila Melvin: Cui Jian: China's rock rebel updates his appeal. In: The New York Times . March 1, 2008, accessed August 28, 2019 .
  2. ^ Christof Siemes : Pop in China. Revolution with beer. If Bob Dylan were Chinese: A report from the anti-Olympic concert by rock legend Cui Jian. In: The time . August 28, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Cui, Jian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 崔健 (Chinese); Cuī, Jiàn (pinyin); 최건 (Korean, Hangeul); Choe, Geon (Revised Romanization); Ch'oe, Kŏn (McCune-Reischauer)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese musician, often referred to as the father of Chinese rock music
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd August 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Beijing , China