Jeremy Ansell(RNZ) Wu Man, Trevor Reekie(RNZ) Photo: RNZ
Episode 224 features an interview with Chinese Pipa player Wu Man, an extraordinary musician and woman who has, been described by The Boston Globe as : “…one of the rare musicians who has changed the history of the instrument she plays.”. Wu Man is a virtuoso of the 4 stringed Chinese lute called a Pipa and is regarded as the world’s premier ambassador of the instrument. Wu man has just released a new album called ‘Flow’ with Kojiro Umezaki who plays the shakuhachi flute, a Japanese end-blown flute commonly constructed from bamboo. Wu Man’s musical life journey is a tribute to her dedication to her instrument and the motivation in her own belief.
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Guilhem Desq
La libellule et le baobab
Guilhem Desq
Visions
Guilhem Desq
Eartha Kitt
Angelitos Negros
Andres Eloy Blanco
That Bad Eartha
RCA
Wu Man, Kojiro-Umezaki
Spring
Wu Man, Kojiro-Umezaki
Flow
In A Circle
Terrible Sons
Tears Don’t Fall
Terrible Sons
Half Awake, Half Asleep
Terrible Sons
Driss El Maloumi
Douceur pour 2
Driss El Maloumi
Makan
Contre Jour
Wu Man
Intro improv
Wu Man
Live at RNZ
RNZ
Wu Man
Flute and drum music at Sunset
(Trad) arranged by Wu Man
Live at RNZ
RNZ
Wu Man
White Snow in Spring
(Trad) arranged by Wu Man
Live at RNZ
RNZ
Wu Man
Night Thoughts
Wu Man
Live at RNZ
RNZ
Kittel & Co
Chrysalis
Kittel & Co
Whorls
Compass Records
