Cui Jian

Cui Jian (Chinese: 崔健; pinyin: Cuī Jiàn; born 2 August 1961) is a Beijing-based Chinese singer-songwriter, trumpeter and guitarist. Affectionately called "Old Cui" (Chinese: 老崔; pinyin: lǎo Cuī), he pioneered Chinese rock music. For this distinction Cui Jian is often labeled "The Father of Chinese Rock". A former trumpet player in a State orchestra, he joined the band Ado and started to experiment with rock in the late 80s. His song "I Have Nothing To My Name" became the first Chinese rock hit in 1987 and was included in various local pop compilation cassettes. Cui Jian is from the Chinese ethnic Korean minority.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played a track from Cui Jian in 1998 from The Power Of The Powerless album. It was sent by a listener, which Peel read out a letter from him on his 29th July 1998 show. After Peel played the track, he said he'll may play a song from Cui Jian again, but it doesn't seem according to available tracklistings that he did.
==Shows Played==
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*29 July 1998: 混子 (CD - 无能的力量 = The Power Of The Powerless) CRC
== See Also ==
* China
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Mulanci
Category:Artists