Shidaiqu, Shanghai jazz

Location · 1927 → · Shanghai, Hong Kong · Hybrids and world

Chinese popular genre born in Shanghai in the 1920s, a fusion of Chinese folk music, American jazz and Hollywood film music; it peaked in the 1940s, then withdrew to Hong Kong after popular music was banned in mainland China in 1952.

Where it comes from

• Swing, big bands

Artists

• Yao Lee (1922–2019, vocals)

Tracks to start with

• Rose, Rose, I Love You — Yao Lee (1940)
• Yearning for Sale — Yao Lee (1937)

Sources

• EN : Shidaiqu

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