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Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The pipa is a Chinese lute, and its sound is surprisingly spry and agile, with sounds that hit and ...

If the pipa - the pear-shaped lute with the distinctively percussive, banjo-like twang - has become increasingly well known outside the world of traditional Chinese music, much of the credit goes to ...

In her hands, the pipa seems to come alive as each touch of performer Zhao Cong makes magic come from the traditional musical instrument. On the stage along the West Lake in Hangzhou, East China's ...

If you're in the market for a guided introduction to the pipa, the pear-shaped Chinese lute, you could hardly ask for a more virtuosic or enchanting instructor than Wu Man. In a swift 90-minute solo ...

The first time I saw Wu Man play the pipa, a four-stringed lute with an ancient Chinese lineage, time seemed to stop. I stood silently and slack-jawed, watching her left hand dart along the instrument ...

Star Pipa Player Has Become the First Chinese Musician to Hold an Online Pipa Concert for the Worldwide Audience Los Angeles, California--(Newsfile Corp. - April 27, 2022) - Ye Jin has proudly ...

After deep research into decoded music pieces, Wu Man releases album in hope of preserving ancient tunes, Chen Nan reports. Renowned pipa player Wu Man performs at the National Centre for the ...

JIUJIANG, China, Oct. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from Jiangxi International Communication Center(JXICC): At the Pipa Pavilion in Jiujiang, Jiangxi, the autumn breeze blows gently, and the pipa ...

Before she became the world’s most accomplished and innovative pipa player, Wu Man had a bright future in her native China on the four-string instrument, which dates back more than 2,000 years. A ...

Chinese artist Guo Mei (R) teaches a student to play pipa in Qormi, Malta, on March 17, 2025. A groundbreaking initiative to introduce Chinese music to Maltese youth, featuring lessons of pipa, a ...