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31.12.24 · Edinburgh

Divaism w/ Heibaiwuchang

A mix of Shidaiqu (時代曲, “Songs of the Era”), the pioneering Chinese pop genre fusing Western Jazz with Chinese folk & opera, flourishing alongside Mandarin-language cinema in 1920s-40s Shanghai and 1950s-60s Hong Kong. Featuring quintessential tracks from Shanghai’s Seven Great Singing Divas.

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Tracklist

  • 梁萍 Liang Ping
    少年的我 Me In Youth
  • 周璇 Zhou Xuan
    夜上海 Night Shanghai
  • 姚莉, Yao Li 
    玫瑰玫瑰我愛你 = Rose Rose I Love You
  • 龔秋霞 Gong Qiuxia
    薔薇處處開 Wild Roses Blooming Everywhere
  • 白光 Bai Guang
    如果沒有你 If I Didn’t Have You
  • 白虹 Bai Hong
    郎是春日風 My Beloved, Like A Spring Breeze
  • 李香蘭 Li Xianglan (Yamaguchi Yoshiko)
    賣糖歌 Candy-Peddling Song
  • 葛蘭 Grace Chang
    說不出的快活 An Unspeakable Thrill
  • 葛蘭 
    卡門 = Carmen
  • 葛蘭 Grace Chang
    恭喜發財 May Wealth Bestow Upon You
  • 梁萍 Liang Ping
    恭喜大家今年好 Happy New Year, Everyone
  • 周璇 Zhou Xuan
    何日君再來 When Will You Return?
  • 葛蘭 Grace Chang
    台灣小調 Taiwan’s Little Tune
  • 吳鶯音 Wu Ying Yin
    岷江夜曲 Min River Serenade
  • 吳鶯音 Wu Ying Yin
    明月千里寄相思 The Bright Moon Sends My Longing Miles Yonder
  • 崔萍 
    明月幾時有 = When Will Be Full Moon?
  • 顧媚 
    不了情 = Love Without End
  • 李香蘭 Li Xianglan (Yamaguchi Yoshiko)
    夜來香 Evening Primrose / Fragrance Of The Night