Relocating the functions of Chineseness in Chinese popular music after the China Wind

Lin, Chen-Yu 2020. Relocating the functions of Chineseness in Chinese popular music after the China Wind. China Perspectives 2020 (2) , pp. 7-14.

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Abstract

While the popularity of China Wind (zhongguofeng 中國風) music during the 2000s has waned somewhat since its peak, the notion of Chineseness in popular music requires reconfiguration. In the world of popular music, transnational flows of culture, migration, and capital have created various forms of Chineseness with different functions. This article examines two ways in which the perception of Chineseness functions in the music industry, namely as a re-centred Chineseness in the creative industries, and Chineseness as a globalising project, by examining the internationally franchised televised music contest The Voice of China and the recent work of two artists known for their China Wind songs, Jay Chou and Wang Leehom. Through textual analysis of media content and songs, as well interviews with industry practitioners, this article argues that Chineseness in today’s Chinese popular music is often shaped by markets, industrial practices, media censorship, state policy, and cross-industry convergence, and musicians’ artistry increasingly plays a part in forming and authorising the representation of Chineseness in contemporary Chinese popular music.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Journalism, Media and Culture
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races M Music and Books on Music > M Music
Language other than English:	Chinese
ISSN:	1011-2006
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	11 May 2022
Date of Acceptance:	30 March 2020
Last Modified:	02 May 2023 18:37
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/149706

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