Growing Pop Industry

With the rapid grow in China the music industry has seen a new sensation erupt. The pop music scene is now divided into two divisions- Cantopop and Mandopop. Cantopop is pop music sung in Cantonese dialect found in southern China, while Mandopop is pop music that is performed in Mandarin the most widely spoken dialect. As Cantopop is declining Mandopop continues to excel and grow in popularity. Boy bands dominate the current pop market. The fans are young girls that are compared to fans of Beatlemania. The Chinese market is vastly growing as top record labels are targeting the 1.4 billion potential fans. Moving into China comes with caution, as the country is infamous for pirating the latest song and destroying record sales of top performers. Another hurdle that faces musicians is China is that the government still controls the broadcast media and strictly filters what content is played on the air. Rock musicn is popual in China and has been a steady market in the country since the mid 80s. Many rock bands perform in underground concerts and are forced to be secretive because of their views. Classic rock and rock or punk music are both seen as popular within different circles of the population.

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Early Music in China

Western music was introduced to China in 1601 by Matteo Ricci. Ricci introducted the music to Emperor Wanli during the Ming dynasty in return for allowing the Jesuits to open a mission. While this was the first introduction to wester music, the Chinese had been making music before this. Records show that music began in China around 2700 B.C. Recently, flutes that were made in 1100 out of the bones of birds were uncovered in the 1980s. Jazz music is liked in China but it is hard to find. In the early 1900 jazz was labeled as unhealthy and pornographic and became banned. Today in China it is estimated that between 30 to 100 million children study piano and violin. It is more likely that kids will be practicing piano than playing outside in most neightborhoods. Of these student musicians, the promising ones are admitted into top universities and are treated like promising athletes in the U.S.

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